I am in the pool for an S.O. position. I interviewed more than a year ago and was offered numerous join dates but could not do it for some personal reasons. Cathay was fantastic about waiting for me to be ready and major props to them for that.
But looks like I waiting too long. I just got an email from the hiring dept (P.R. to be precise) saying that there were no S.O. classes scheduled and that mid-late '09 was what was being bandied about. :-(
Seatrump