Originally Posted by
Jetstream alpha
Ah yes we all remember when cx started employing pilots as 'contractors' to avoid tax, made pilots pay for their uniform, hotels, food and drink on board and £30,000 for a type rating and the privilege of being trained by r̶y̶a̶n̶a̶i̶r̶ cathay.
cx is far from perfect, but comparing it to ryanair is taking hyperbole to the extreme.
Cadets may be a cheap(er) way of crewing but at least cathay pays for their training in full, starts them off on a salary more than double that of ryanair cadets (who have already had to shell out £100k+ for training) and hire them as actual employees of the company meaning they're not just paid for the hours they fly.
All true, but then you have to live in HK, not normally a high ranking choice for Westerners and damn expensive.