CXdreamer asked:
...give me a realistic idea about my chances of getting a DEFO interview
Are you looking for DEFO on the pax fleet in AMS / SYD, or for a freighter FO position in the US or Europe? You have checked the official requirements of course...
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_...o_requirements
would you accept a job as a SO (IF IF IF) or make some more hours
Most SO's have many more hours than you have at the moment, some with widebody LH seat time.
The advantage of being 'in' as a SO is that you are on the seniority ladder (critical at CX), and you are getting a reasonable amount of time off.
The disadvange is that you're a SO, and you know what that entails.
You'll have to be in HK to be a SO of course, and only you can decide if that's a good thing!
HTH, KT