To put it simply, it seems that commands are always 1 more year. Have been here for a while, with a command course getting close. BUT.... if you join KA now looking for a quick command, you will be bitterly disappointed, it will take at least 5 years for the Airbus.
The guys on this thread are just telling you how it is. The rosters are CRAP, and not worth the paper there written on. With the current exchange rate, we have all had a 30% pay cut in the last 3 years.
So forget about how good the pay is, especially if you have a morgage in your home country. With the cost of living in HK, the increase in rents, and the constant snipes and niggles at what was a great conditions of service, you will struggle as an F/O if you have a wife and family.
SO:
At Dragonair you will have NO lifestyle, NO prospects, and NO cash....
Sounds obvious to me. Teach this idiotic management (and i use the term management very loosely) a bloody lesson. Wait until we can improve the package and also get a rostering agreement, then join in droves... all welcome.
