Cathay do not bring the upgrade time down or up - the market does and always has. Upgrade time has been 2 and half years in the past, it has also been almost 5 years too.
However, not withstanding my market point, at present, they can't get JFOs through quick enough - training department are at breaking point and Zhuhai playing silly buggers every week hasn't helped with the back log of guys waiting for BT.
We need more trainers too (if they apply which is quite an argument in itself in this current climate). And don't forget the trainers to train the trainers (when they ain't training JFOs). A problem first brought to light when Line checks became 2 sectors.
Oh yes, very interesting times ahead.