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sirhcttarp
it will add time to command - if the world continues going as it is now it will add about 3-4years to command time for a new joiner. If we got a fair few freighters and keep the freighter/pax CN pay differential then it will add another year or two to command time for pax only FOs.
Sorry cyril, my tolerance of people playing the man instead of the ball has been stretched too far.
Now, back to the questions.
Hellenic,
for quite a while CX has been offering extensions to those approaching 55. This has been in part due to expansion and in (major) part due to avoiding any potential age discrimination. CoS99 clearly states RA55. CoS08 allows for RA65.
CX couldn't just offer RA65 without catches.
You can't have all your expat benefits after 55 - why?
You can't have bypass pay for 55-64yo extendees - why?
If you are an SO and sign over you will waive well over $1million HK in bypass pay.
There is one huge benefit of the current state of play. People are looking around and realising that money isn't everything....and in the CX case, money isn't anything(for anyone who joined in this millennium).
For an Aussie looking for work now...he can look at joining CX at $5K aussie a month if he/she lives in HKG(SO) or $7.5K a month if he/she joins as a DEFO. And based on current projections you don't have to worry about doing a scary command course till the far side of 2020 if you join the 'brush wing' so there's another plus.
If I was starting out now I would have QF first, then Virgin intl, then EK. CX offers far less money, longer command time and an unhealthy living environment, in case you decide to actually have a family!
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Last edited by Numero Crunchero; 11th October 2007 at 04:27.