sorry if i'm going off topic, but why all the bashing?
they might be pushing for three men crews instead of four - but at the crux of it is the pilot; his mindset, for lack of a better word. am i right in saying that most people become pilots for their love of flying? if so, then why do they grumble when they don't get pay rises?
the way i see it, they don't get their pay docked (significantly) if they make a bad landing or if they fall ill. arguably, i understand why they would be moaning; cx management isn't exactly the best. but at the same time, they're undergoing a rather rapid expansion - as well as the CPP, there have been more DESOs/FOs (?) arguably this makes for more competition when competing for an outport basing and i can see why this would affect the pilots, as an outport basing could be seen as a hygiene factor, or motivation factor depending on which motivation theory you're looking t it from.
if they don't want to wait, no one is stopping them from leaving; there are people out there, just as skilled, if not more, and probably more enthusiastic about the job than they would ever be. but then again, joining cx was a CHOICE. yes, back then in the late eighties/early nineties it might have been seen as a more attractive company than it is seen as now - but the industry has changed;so have the airlines, and unfortunately, as it seems to me, so has the mindset of the pilots?
i don't intend to offend anyone , but it seems like in the 60s, pilots flew because they wanted to fly; they loved to fly. might still be the case nowadays, but with all things, money has taken priority, which can't be blamed.
just my two cents worth.