The big selling point for RP07 is that it will end up in the COS. To be honest I'm not sure that that makes very much difference. Please tell me I'm wrong but this is Hong Kong - when the company feels like they need to change your COS they will.
On the other hand this is a time of expansion and dare I say it - the beginning of a pilot shortage. Rostering the Fallback will surely slow the expansion plans which the company obviously doesn't want. NR's has said that they don't mind which RP they have to roster but my guess is that was a pretty bad attempt at a bluff. They want to roster the system that is in line with their plans ie. RP07
We are giving everything away chasing the dangling carrot that is a payrise. That doesn't seem like the way to go.
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