SO to be screwed over
From the Rostering guys on the AOA, their view is that on each 3 man trip to Europe the SO will be burnt out each way (8 hours in the seat).
There is no way that the rest will be evenly divided (nor should it be!) the crew members doing the landing will get the rest. The SO is there to provide that rest.
CX want 3 man as it saves them $, but they do not want to give more rest days before, during and after a 3 man pattern - defeats the purpose of reduced crewing and therefore saving $.
Air NZ etc have far (about twice as long) longer patterns than the current CX 4 man patterns.
Sticking point so far has been HKG CAD wanting more rest days for 3 man patterns. And Oasis management saying it is unsafe. Also, CX Safety Department see fatigue from current rosters as a serious threat to safety. 3 man patterns will only make matters worse.
With Direct Entry FOs taking base slots, retirement age going up and 3 man crews who the hell would want to join CX and live in the filth of HKG????