There are a lot of very wealthy and experienced pilots answering wannabe questions on this thread which may not be helpful.
KA is pretty much CX now. Critical areas that made a cultural difference such as the Safety Dept are gone and the day to day management and policing of pilots has a distant, big company feel to it for those not disengaged.
I can only add that if you want to upgrade quickly, the first year will be grueling even if above average in ability and pre-KA experience. The upgrade process is 10% ability, 90% in your head, so you best come with a take the bull by the horns attitude. I'm not trying to alarm those interested, just be forewarned and in my observation, some pretty modest guys have gotten through the process with a pragmatic mental conditioning.
Other questions best answered by local contract DEFO's who are pretty quiet on here- perhaps doing their command or drowned in a KA/CX paranoia of not posting on prune.
