HKA will never be a big airline in Asia. Not for long time like Cathay. Maybe 3 or 5 years only. The money always dry up, and Hainan can not forever give money to HKA.
The only chance this company can grow to large size is new management change. maybe this is coming soon.
But need to change management style. Intimidation can not work in Hong Kong like at Hainan. They need to keep the few expert captain they have. Pay more money, treat pilots better, give allowance for school. allowance for children. This will never happens, pilots always arrive then leave 2 years after. This job only until next job comes. A company can not last with this situation. They will never learn. You will always be treated like slave from China. To them you are a ****.
The same situation after many years. No improvment. Rostering, annual holiday leave, salary, conditions, and treatment from Human resource and management and rostering is rediculous. They think that if pilot only stay 1 year is normal. They forget that training cost is millions, and experience is worth some $$$. They prefer to pay such little and continue training new pilot forever. This can never compete with dragonair or Cathay or Metrojet or Tag aviation in Hong Kong.
HKE is same. Many captain leaving. Now they say experienced check captain resigned. 8 check captains resign HKE in last 2 years. They have only 3 check captain. That is 300% resign. Wow how can they operate like this. Such waste of money and experience.
Stay away. HKA is the joke of the airlines. Senior captain salary less then co pilot at other Hong Kong airlines and asia and world airline.