Keelhau So, does this mean that the DEFO program is extinct?
In the past I was told that the DESO's had to interview for a DEFO position as they were not on the pilot seniority list. The DESO was a stepping-stone to the right seat that you had to earn through another selection process. Seniority integration of SO's is fairly recent at Cathay.
It is always interesting to hear someone bark that the only way to "pay your dues" is to follow in my footsteps.
If we REALLY want to make all things fair at Cathay, maybe the cabin crew should have their seniority integrated with the pilots (CoS09), I bet there are some with more flight time than the SO's who keep complaining about the bad cards they have been dealt.
