Hong Kong Airlines
it's getting worst and worst down there. Company is just managed like china airlines. Quite a big mess. Now, it 's pretty hard for the airline to get some new joiner as the package offered became weak. no more bonus, 8 days off per month max, poor network, no support at all from the management...well welcome to one of the worst airline in Asia.
Since 2 years, we did loose more than 60 pilots. a 100 since 3 years which represents a cost of 50 millions hk dollars lost. Unbelievable how people can lie to their pilots just to make sure they will cover the flights.
Right now, HKA is hardly able to cover all flight. a huge lack of pilot for single reason. So, the rosters are not stable at all, it's getting hard to have a life with them. Last time, pilots have been called at last minute to cover scheduled flight. Unfortunately, they decided to refuse it and had request reason of this last. "no stand by pilots to cover it". you had perfectly understood that in HKA scheduled flight are performed by pilot on stdby...pffff
Every single flight is upon the shoulders of the pilot. The young operations staff don't have any experience in the aviation and are not able to advise pilots. Even, none of the pilots has met any dispatcher during specific flight. It looks like the company wish to overload the Cpt..any mistakes ...you are dead.
No more bonus for the pilots except the discretionary bonus...either you are a AL or CS then you got the full one ...at the opposite..you got even just the half.
The cpt upgrade session....terrible. it is a test based on your capability to find a information in a book. They give a **** if you are able to be a cpt...but if you can answer to 20 question called APP directly from China Airlines.So, after having it, you have 3 sim sessions just check your ability to fly Airbus then 3 flight with instructors. That's it...then you are a cpt with all the responsabilities that you had never experienced or faced with an instructor.