Can one of you CX people please explain to this retired UK pilot how the appointment of Ms Thompson was explained to you? What aviation background does Ms Thompson have? Does the HKG CAA (Sorry have forgotten their proper name) not have the same policy as the UK CAA of having the senior post holder named in the AOC of being a pilot? (There was an occasion a few years ago when Big Airways wanted to make the Operations Director in charge of Flight Operations. This was stopped by the CAA)