The members don’t have the backbone or what it takes to get a pay rise. They can’t seem to maintain their contract. Most will get some unsuspecting soul to do their dirty work but never put their head above the parapet.
Yes you are in a dilemma. Don’t think you will get much here or from any CX pilot. The AOA and pilot group just gave away their contract and got absolutely nothing in return. Don’t you just love it?
Market forces are here but it’s not what you think. We have many applicants to join The Cathay Pacific Group. Our freighter problem has just been solved with the integration of the ASL pilots into the The Cathay Pacific Group and I hope they are greeted with open arms. Remember we still have an intimidation clause in Volume 1 and we expect all crew to adhere. Thank you to all the pilots who flown the freighter and helped us get through these difficult times. The pilots that did not are put on a very special list.
Later this year we will be introducing a new Approved Flight Time Limitations scheme. We will introduce the new ULH scheme, which will take the new duty to just over 20 hours with four crew. We will introduce the new 15-hour three pilot operations with in-flight napping. As I have said before many airlines are doing this with great success and it cuts down drastically the amount of crew our airline will need in this time of expansion.
We will be introducing more productivity gains in the future, so it is not over by any means of the imagination.
Within a year we expect KA to be fully integrated into The Cathay Pacific Group. I will leave the terms of the contract to your imagination.
The AOA will not be provoking with Management of The Cathay Pacific Group. The AOA does not have the backing of any pilot. Most hide behind the AOA.
No pilot will jeopardize his or her jobs. That is fact. How many 35-year-old Captains of a wide-bodied jet will put their head above the parapet? What 27-year-old J F/O will do the same? What will a 45-year-old Captain with children do? What will the pilots do that have many mortgages? The answer is nothing. We have you just where we want you, scared.
You have lost, it’s over and you will have to accept what we are willing to give you.
Retirement age will increase and we will have a merged DEFO salary. With this new on shoring, we will introduce new companies with new Conditions of Service. Expect this, there is nothing the pilots can do about it.
It was said, not many will leave The Cathay Pacific Group, it is the best employment contract in Asia.
We have done well on our currency trading and the Hong Kong based crews are among the cheapest pilots in the world barring expatriate benefits. We will be working on those benefits in the coming years as this is addressed in our 5-10 year plan. We hope to complete it sooner than 5 years but will have to wait until the expansion is over and we are up to speed.
Once again we like to thank our crew who help forge our new freighter agreement and who were instrumental in our new 15-hour 3 pilot crew. You were invaluable to say the least.
Here is to my year-end bonus. It’s getting closer.
The Management