Get in line man, even when they do start hiring again I think we can forget about the housing allowance. For me that makes Cathay NOT worth it. Even if time to command is very very long, having a few apartments paid off by Cathay would financially be worth it even as a 15 year first officer. But, stalled career progression, no housing= 0 attraction for me. I've been in the DESO pool since 2008. One thing that is still fairly nice (better then EK, EY) is CX pilot schedule, although that can also change overnight. I too fly heavies but would have taken the back seat, ONLY with the housing allowance.