Cathay second officer transition training

[goose2111]

Hello everyone,just wanted to get some more information regarding the process. Has anyone gone thru this recently?
What can be expected on the day
On here the information seems mainly catered to the cadet program
Kind regards

[Time2Win]

You've made a great decision to come to cx.

On your first day, you'll be issued a company Breitling and given keys to the flat of your choice.

The flying is incredible too, you're gonna enjoy sitting in the dark for hours on end. At least you won't have to worry about getting tanned.


The people are really nice. Flights attendants are great, their English is high class. Management are always compassionate if you are having issues. Feel free to tell the medical department anything, they have not been known to throw a temper tantrum over small things like taking vitamins.

Take a nice deep breath of the fresh air.... Full of carcinogens and msg.

Welcome to the team boet

[Trafalgar]

Peed my pants. Thank you 😂😂😂😂😂

[ACMS]

All good but no need to belittle the cabin crew.

[Apple Tree Yard]

I don't understand your comment. He was commenting on their great language skills. It was a compliment. Really, what on earth are you on about ??:ooh:

[Progress Wanchai]

You've made a great decision to come to cx.

On your first day, you'll be issued a company Breitling and given keys to the flat of your choice.

The flying is incredible too, you're gonna enjoy sitting in the dark for hours on end. At least you won't have to worry about getting tanned.


The people are really nice. Flights attendants are great, their English is high class. Management are always compassionate if you are having issues. Feel free to tell the medical department anything, they have not been known to throw a temper tantrum over small things like taking vitamins.

Take a nice deep breath of the fresh air.... Full of carcinogens and msg.

Welcome to the team boet


Ironically, this is the same advise that was given to Time2Win.
Ironically he never got the irony and joined anyway.

My advise;
Follow Time2Win's actions.
Assess your options.
Discover there are none.
Join and enjoy being pimped out by all and sundry as the latest warm arse on a seat.
And Time2Wn is right. The cabin crew won't respect you either.

[Apple Tree Yard]

advise/advice (thanks trafalgar):confused:

[goose2111]

Haha time2win, That was quite funny. I can see that you are loving life in cx
Just wanted to know about the process that's all.

[Apple Tree Yard]

suggest the 'wannabe' forum. respectfully.

[goose2111]

@appletreeyard respectfully I think i have well passed the wanna be status around 4300 hours ago.
I did look there, but most of the info was regarding cadets.

[Natca]

Look, current upgrade to to is looking to be above 6 years, the company is pleading a huge financial meltdown and asking for pay, conditional cuts. You'll be stuck flying in the middle of the night as reflief pilot , it's going to be worse then what they are offering now and the guys who joined before you last year all have a 1million hkd bonus which was cut out in January. Stay away, look with that much time your over qualified for Cx. How ever much your current job may suck, at least your home and can continue to build your life in your home country.

[Oval3Holer]

Stay away. You will regret joining CX, unless your from SA. CX LOVES SAs, 'cause, as our great leader said, "You've got nowhere else to go!"

[goose2111]

Thank you guys for the information, it has definitely been eye opening. Cx told me that it would be about two years from so to fo. Haha
I agree with my experience I can find something better than a relief pilot gig.

[Strewth]

Defo goose, look up and live.

[betpump5]

Thank you guys for the information, it has definitely been eye opening. Cx told me that it would be about two years from so to fo. Haha

No!! Really? Why on earth would they lie to you?

[jetjockey696]

Here is something to change your mind.. ... time swim across the Pearl estuary to the mainland.. for some $$$$..


Pilot pay and pensions targeted as Cathay Pacific looks to slash HK$1 billion in costs

Memo discloses almost half of company’s HK$19.7 billion spending on staff costs last year was on pilots – who represent 14.6 per cent of the workforce


Pilot pay and pensions targeted as Cathay Pacific looks to slash HK$1 billion in costs | South China Morning Post (http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2109985/pilots-pay-and-pensions-targeted-cathay-pacific-looks-slash?utm_source=edm&utm_medium=edm&utm_content=20170906&utm_campaign=scmp_today_international&emarsys=1&sc_src=email_2008488&sc_llid=3981&sc_lid=145508866&sc_uid=GRzKnzBfJq)

[azhkman]

Here is something to change your mind.. ... time swim across the Pearl estuary to the mainland.. for some $$$$..


Pilot pay and pensions targeted as Cathay Pacific looks to slash HK$1 billion in costs

Memo discloses almost half of company’s HK$19.7 billion spending on staff costs last year was on pilots – who represent 14.6 per cent of the workforce

What a ridiculous notion, that salary % needs to equal employee number %. That is a child-like mindset; without regard to skills or contribution to the operation. I hope it is the reporter who made the stupid implied assertion and not anyone from CX.

[Trafalgar]

The bigger point should be this: what is the AOA doing to publicly and factually counter the distorted and aggressive misinformation that the company has just produced? We should be spending our time and money on proper PR to counter such abject lies and distortions.

[PanZa-Lead]

Those of us who have been here a long time have seen all this before. The company will next put an article in the SCMP disclosing the average salary a CX pilot gets per year. They will base this figure on the most senior captain in the company and the figure will include housing, education, 13th month, overtime etc etc. The article will say the 3.3 million dollars is what pilots make at Cathay. When this article goes to press ( and it will ) the general HK public will have zero sympathy for our cause. In fact you will be challenged in bars and clubs by strangers who will think you are greedy over paid etc etc.
I personally don't care what they think but a media war cannot be won in HK. So let's just do want we can to save our careers.

[Brokeidiot]

why can't we be ahead of them and post our side of story to media first?

Because unfortunately we do not keep a PR firm on retainer... maybe it's time to change that?

[OK4Wire]

Broke,

I made that suggestion time and time again when I was on the GC. I felt then, and still feel now, that we should have always made use of the media. It would feel "dirty" perhaps, but a union should be prepared to fight for its ideals, and I don't think that we ever have been (with a few high-profile exceptions).

We should have been out in front of this long, long ago. Proactive, not re.

[Brokeidiot]

Broke,

I made that suggestion time and time again when I was on the GC. I felt then, and still feel now, that we should have always made use of the media. It would feel "dirty" perhaps, but a union should be prepared to fight for its ideals, and I don't think that we ever have been (with a few high-profile exceptions).

We should have been out in front of this long, long ago. Proactive, not re.

Couldn't agree more!! I don't believe that it would be "dirty" tho as that's where the company always seem to take the battle and win. Only natural to put up a strong defense.

[Dan Winterland]

Stay away. You will regret joining CX, unless your from SA. CX LOVES SAs, 'cause, as our great leader said, "You've got nowhere else to go!"

They do - the Middle East. It's just that the ME3 need experience on bigger things that the commuter aircraft they have been flying, which is why they are here. Getting a free rating and hours before leaving.

[Kitsune]

https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/directors?s=293:HKG

[raven11]

Billion can't be right....someone please explain...?