Hong Kong Airlines orders 50 Airbuses

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Sorry to blow my own horn, but I predicted 3 years and 6 months before HKA got thier first airbus that they would be parked against the fence due to lack of crews.

Perhaps I could get a job in upper management and save the company millions with my excellent predictions. One problem though; I would take a pay cut from being a second officer if I became a Hong Kong Airlines director.

Perhaps HKA should have listened to my advice. Pay the $$ or park the shiny new jets

That’s good news for the crews that want another endorsement and quick commands.

One small thing though..... How are they going to get the 250 +pilots needed to crew those aircraft when they pay the F/O's ONLY 42,000 and the Captains 60 something; WITH NO HOUSING or any extras at all?

They are dreaming. Wake up management, or you will be parking those shiny new Boeings and Airbuses up against the fence. It’s a pilots market. Pay market rate or they walk. It is that simple.