regardless of one`s dislike of their job, their airline, etc, one should still retain a level of personal pride.
An act like this, to be honest, says far more about the person, than about Cathay.
I would not endorse this action, and I think it is pretty one off.
I would not admire the guy for this, I would suggest that maybe this time, just this once, cathay got it right, he deserved to be fired, and he was probably not an ideal crew member anyway.
Doesnt change CX one bit, nor is it a "statement"
However, I still think they are a bottom of the barrel choice these days.