Reality check
There are plenty of pilots in Europe and the US that are getting direct entry jet commands that are non type rated and some do not even have any previous jet time.
Changing types is just getting another type rating, I don't get what the big deal is.
Those airlines' safety records are no better or worse than Cathay's. At the end of the day that is what it's all about.
And another thing that is almost for certain, there are a lot less cock-ups swept under the carpet over there than in this part of the world.