"Well, looks to me that there is no shortage at all.
Have you seen the pay on offer at Jade? Have also been "informed" that you have very few days per month that are really days off. As long as people accept these deals the long awaited raise in T&Cs will never happen."
Hey "Pro", lets compare apples to apples my friend. You can't compare CX to an all cargo outfit with less than 5 airplanes, all the same type. Jade pays what they pay and it is an orange, and CX pays what they pay because they are an apple.
Jade is Mainland based. If you don't think that mainland carriers are short, consider that the governemnt has stepped in to prevent any further growth due to the pilot shortage. Only airlines employing foreign pilots will be allowed growth and expansion into china. Just because Jade got enough people to start an operation doesn't mean that things are hunky-dory in their recriutment department. It is very different to staff an airline that only has a few airplanes with staffing one that has multiple bases and over 100.
