It's called being a Pilot mate.
Yes I knew there was a typhoon located there, yes I fully briefed the cabin crew on the expected weather and how to deal with the cabin service they had planned, yes I informed the Pax it may be a little bumpy.
I'm sure you are aware that we have a very expensive weather radar in the nose of my multi million dollar Jet which I'm trained to use. There was only occasional light moderate turbulence on the airway to Taipei yesterday and it wasn't too bad. Certainly I didn't go anywhere near a CB or get any icing at all, in fact for a fair bit of the way we were not even in cloud at FL370.
We don't just blunder along with our eyes closed. Maybe CATHAY Aircraft used there training and experience to avoid the bad parts and therefore didn't need to submit any PIREPS about Turbulence or Severe Icing.
Do you think that this was the first Typhoon that CATHAY Pilots have ever seen or indeed flown over or around?
We don't just sit up there with out eyes closed hoping for the best .
