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Old 4th Aug 2016, 17:42
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Zapp_Brannigan
 
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What bases in US does CX offer? As a new hire, what can I expect as a base?
What is the time to Command? How are the fleets assigned?
Last time bases were offered, it was 2 years ago: 3 slots for London.
For more than 3000 pilots.
Don't expect one until you're 10+ years in the company.
And then, when you'll do your command (right now, after 13 years in the company, but in the future it's more likely to take 15 to 20 years - All new hires are in their 20s and will have to work until 65, and there's little to no expansion plan), you'll have to go back to HK and will never have a base anymore. (1 or 2 slots released for CN every 5 years)

No choice of fleet. Once you join on one type, you probably won't change until command. And even now, command is only on type.

Salary seems ok, but don't forget that HK is the most expensive city in the world for expats (according to the BBC). Grossery costs 3x what it would cost in the US.
And a 350sqf flat would cost you 25k HKD a month.

If you have experience, go somewhere else. Seriously.
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