Blogsey - are you for real????????
Please enlighten us with your analysis that this is the best deal.
Lets say you are an RAAF pilot with about 10 years flying experience. Your salary is about $107K(counting service allowance) and you get housing benefit of either reduced interest rate or subsidised housing that equates to another 10-15K before tax. So you would be taking a $25-30K pay cut to join CX. When I joined CX it was a 200% payrise...how things have changed.
Watch the salary figures for virgin blue(777) when they come out. Watch for jetstars new salary figures when they come out with 787. Watch for tiger airways figures. Watch for Etihad's figures when they finally sort out the aussie basing. I think you will find that the RAAF pay is lower than all but CX's.
Are you winding us up or just truly greatful to be earning $60K AUD as an SO in HKG?