this is what Dragonair pilots were told:
The first of seven CX A330s will be transferred to Dragonair for entry into service on May 1st this year. B-HLE will be the first to transfer, and the next amendment cycle of our manuals will reflect the fit of these aircraft. The aircraft essentially have the same cockpit as HYB-D and will look the same to the passengers both inside and out. The galley arrangement will be different however, and ISD is working on how to address this. Whilst essentially an internal dry lease, the aircraft will be re-registered in Dragonair’s name (new C of R).
Our CoS states:
All flying of Company passenger aircraft on any flights, including extra sectors and charters, will be performed only by Officers whose names are listed on the Aircrew Seniority List, the Aircrew Seniority List (Flight Engineers) and/or Company Flight Operations Management personnel. For the purposes of this paragraph, the definition of a Company passenger aircraft is a widebodied (twin aisled or greater) aircraft that is owned and operated, or dry leased and operated, by the Company.
These 7 aircraft are widebodied, they're owned by the company, but can't be said to be operated by the Company ("the Company" being Cathay Pacific Airways Limited.) To further emphasize this important point of law, they are re-registering the aircraft in Dragonair's name. Hence these 7 aircraft don't fall under the definition of Company passenger aircraft, and our scope clause falls short.
WTF is going on?