Air Hong Kong B744F captain jobs
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Air Hong Kong B744F captain jobs
They just advertised on their website.
Anyone care to enlighten us as all as to the conditions? Thinking of taking the family to HKG but suspect the conditions might be crap.
Anyone care to enlighten us as all as to the conditions? Thinking of taking the family to HKG but suspect the conditions might be crap.
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Hmmm. I really haven't heard a plan for AHK to operate 744s...
Have I missed something?
All 747 freighters within the CX group are flown by CX itself.
But then it could very well be just another plot for them to get direct entry pilots on lesser contracts to fly CX's freighter on a dry lease or something of that vein. They aren't exactly stranger to these kind of stratagems.
Have I missed something?
All 747 freighters within the CX group are flown by CX itself.
But then it could very well be just another plot for them to get direct entry pilots on lesser contracts to fly CX's freighter on a dry lease or something of that vein. They aren't exactly stranger to these kind of stratagems.
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Its on the AHK website for sure
More outsourcing of our jobs! Funny they could not find many to take the Air China jobs. Judging by the 1)Pay at AHK, 2) their DFO and 3) their turnover, who will go? People should not be fooled by this abysmal company!
Point is that we now see the companys direction in negotiations. Shut er down I say, LET'S STRIKE!
I know, what am I smoking.
Point is that we now see the companys direction in negotiations. Shut er down I say, LET'S STRIKE!
I know, what am I smoking.
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Direct Entry Captains - B747-400 & A300-600GF
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Requirement
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Must meet the following minimum requirements
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l********* Hold a valid ICAO Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (ATPL)
l********* Have a minimum of 5000 hours experience
l********* Have a minimum of 3000 hours jet experience
l********* Have a minimum of 1000 hours Command experience
l********* Hold a valid multi-engine instrument rating
l********* Hold a current Class 1 medical certificate
l********* Have as a minimum ICAO Level 4 fluency in spoken English
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How to Apply
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Please send the completed*application form to:
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Fax ******* +852 2761 8486
Post: ******* Pilot Recruitment
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8 Scenic Road
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Direct Entry Captains - B747-400 & A300-600GF
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Requirement
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Must meet the following minimum requirements
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l********* Hold a valid ICAO Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (ATPL)
l********* Have a minimum of 5000 hours experience
l********* Have a minimum of 3000 hours jet experience
l********* Have a minimum of 1000 hours Command experience
l********* Hold a valid multi-engine instrument rating
l********* Hold a current Class 1 medical certificate
l********* Have as a minimum ICAO Level 4 fluency in spoken English
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How to Apply
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Please send the completed*application form to:
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***** [email protected]Fax
******* +852 2761 8486Post: ******* Pilot Recruitment
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It is not outsourcing jobs Saturn
The aircraft are required for a new DHL contract that requires larger aircraft.
Air Hong Kong already operate on behalf of DHL.
Cx has nothing to do with DHL.
Air Hong Kong already operate on behalf of DHL.
Cx has nothing to do with DHL.
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That's not quite correct is it, airHongKong is owned by CX and DHL (60/40% respectfully). CX do wet lease 400BCFs to AHK, looks like it's cheaper to get their own, probably from CX.
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Keep this in mind when you vote yes on Motion 1.
I have a hard time understanding how the AOA GC can still push against Motion 1 with all this crap going on. If they are not willing to fight now, with record profits, what chances do we have later on?
Vote for Motion 1. It is up to you to stop the degradation to your career.
Keep this in mind when you vote yes on Motion 1.
I have a hard time understanding how the AOA GC can still push against Motion 1 with all this crap going on. If they are not willing to fight now, with record profits, what chances do we have later on?
Vote for Motion 1. It is up to you to stop the degradation to your career.
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Yes, 3 CX 744BCFs going to AHK. Let's see, that is 3 + 4 BCFs going to Air China for a total of 7 lost airframes. 10 -8Fs just got reduced to a net gain of 3 aircraft. WOW!!! And for those 744ERFs, well those were just 1 for 1 replacements for the 747 Classic Freighters (6 and 6).
So the only real growth was the BCFs that came in the last 5 years, but even those came with pilots to fly them (ASL, KA, and then Oasis
). So we get to keep the pilots and lose many of the BCFs, what a great deal for the original CX pilots. 
Bottom line, anyone excited about growth in the freighter operation ought to reel in their enthusiasm. Flying will be outsourced and reduced as much as possible. CX still makes the money, but pilots get F-all in terms of upgrades from it.
And to those of you who thought out of seniority commands ended after the CoS08/SLS deal, think again... Not only will our jobs go to ACC and AHK, commands (flying freighters) will eventually be offered only on bases where one has to have the right to live and work to take them.
Don't forget the 20+ passenger 744s that will be running out of service life in the next 5 years. I sure hope those 30 A350s represent actual growth and not just aircraft replacements. Otherwise, we will be the only airline in the Asia Pacific region (ex-Japan) not growing.
So the only real growth was the BCFs that came in the last 5 years, but even those came with pilots to fly them (ASL, KA, and then Oasis
). So we get to keep the pilots and lose many of the BCFs, what a great deal for the original CX pilots. Bottom line, anyone excited about growth in the freighter operation ought to reel in their enthusiasm. Flying will be outsourced and reduced as much as possible. CX still makes the money, but pilots get F-all in terms of upgrades from it.
And to those of you who thought out of seniority commands ended after the CoS08/SLS deal, think again... Not only will our jobs go to ACC and AHK, commands (flying freighters) will eventually be offered only on bases where one has to have the right to live and work to take them.
Don't forget the 20+ passenger 744s that will be running out of service life in the next 5 years. I sure hope those 30 A350s represent actual growth and not just aircraft replacements. Otherwise, we will be the only airline in the Asia Pacific region (ex-Japan) not growing.
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GROWTHING AIRLINE - u descide?
He said Cathay was adjusting its fleet strategy by retiring 21 Boeing 747s and 11 Airbus 340 aircraft in the next six to seven years, or planes that were no longer efficient.
The fleet will be rejuvenated with 30 wide-body Airbus 350-900s costing US$7.82 billion and scheduled for delivery from 2016 to 2019.
The order, Cathay's single largest aircraft acquisition, is a way of reducing operating costs. The A350 - to be deployed for long-haul routes such as North America and Europe - will use 25 per cent less fuel than a jumbo jet, which has the same number of seats at 314 and a similar flight range.
Airlines frustrated over flight delays owing to heavy air traffic
Denise Tsang in Toulouse
Oct 25, 2010
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Flight delays as a result of poor air traffic control on the mainland are "a real concern" for airlines and passengers, Cathay Pacific Airways (SEHK: 0293) chief operating officer John Slosar said.
The air traffic control problem worsened this year as the country's thriving travel market left too many flights chasing after a limited number of air routes.
Air traffic congestion blemished the punctuality record of Cathay's subsidiary, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines or Dragonair, a mainland-focused carrier that had 25 per cent of flights - one in every four - delayed so far this year, 5 percentage points higher than last year.
Cathay, which operates more international flights, fared better and had about 15 per cent of flights taking off beyond 15 minutes of a scheduled departure time.
"The problem is getting worse, and there is not much we can do about it," Slosar said in an interview on board a new wide-body A330-300 aircraft from Airbus' production base in Toulouse, France. "Passengers get frustrated, and we get frustrated, too."
The summer peak travel season this year saw the worst flight delays, he said.
Some frequent travellers said flights between Hong Kong and Shanghai and Beijing were well behind schedule even after an additional air route was opened last year. Resolving the air traffic bottleneck situation was an arduous task, with the sky controlled by military forces, they added.
Slosar does not think air traffic congestion will hurt the long-term growth of the mainland's travel market, where Cathay plans to resurrect two routes it trimmed during bad economic times.
He said the new destinations will largely be second-tier cities such as Fuzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao and Hangzhou in the summer next year.
More daily flights will be added on Hong Kong-Perth and Hong Kong-Sydney routes, he said.
He said Cathay was adjusting its fleet strategy by retiring 21 Boeing 747s and 11 Airbus 340 aircraft in the next six to seven years, or planes that were no longer efficient.
The fleet will be rejuvenated with 30 wide-body Airbus 350-900s costing US$7.82 billion and scheduled for delivery from 2016 to 2019.
The order, Cathay's single largest aircraft acquisition, is a way of reducing operating costs. The A350 - to be deployed for long-haul routes such as North America and Europe - will use 25 per cent less fuel than a jumbo jet, which has the same number of seats at 314 and a similar flight range.
Slosar said that Cathay had not yet considered buying the A380 super jumbo, which carries more than 500 passengers but has less space to carry cargo.
Cargo services were bread and butter to the group, which generated about 30 per cent of Cathay's revenue, he said.
Slosar added that the carrier planned to revamp business class seats and roll out premium economy class in the next few months to broaden revenue.
According to statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the mainland drove Asia-Pacific's 7.6 per cent growth in domestic air traffic in what it deemed a difficult year last year.
The fleet will be rejuvenated with 30 wide-body Airbus 350-900s costing US$7.82 billion and scheduled for delivery from 2016 to 2019.
The order, Cathay's single largest aircraft acquisition, is a way of reducing operating costs. The A350 - to be deployed for long-haul routes such as North America and Europe - will use 25 per cent less fuel than a jumbo jet, which has the same number of seats at 314 and a similar flight range.
Airlines frustrated over flight delays owing to heavy air traffic
Denise Tsang in Toulouse
Oct 25, 2010
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Flight delays as a result of poor air traffic control on the mainland are "a real concern" for airlines and passengers, Cathay Pacific Airways (SEHK: 0293) chief operating officer John Slosar said.
The air traffic control problem worsened this year as the country's thriving travel market left too many flights chasing after a limited number of air routes.
Air traffic congestion blemished the punctuality record of Cathay's subsidiary, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines or Dragonair, a mainland-focused carrier that had 25 per cent of flights - one in every four - delayed so far this year, 5 percentage points higher than last year.
Cathay, which operates more international flights, fared better and had about 15 per cent of flights taking off beyond 15 minutes of a scheduled departure time.
"The problem is getting worse, and there is not much we can do about it," Slosar said in an interview on board a new wide-body A330-300 aircraft from Airbus' production base in Toulouse, France. "Passengers get frustrated, and we get frustrated, too."
The summer peak travel season this year saw the worst flight delays, he said.
Some frequent travellers said flights between Hong Kong and Shanghai and Beijing were well behind schedule even after an additional air route was opened last year. Resolving the air traffic bottleneck situation was an arduous task, with the sky controlled by military forces, they added.
Slosar does not think air traffic congestion will hurt the long-term growth of the mainland's travel market, where Cathay plans to resurrect two routes it trimmed during bad economic times.
He said the new destinations will largely be second-tier cities such as Fuzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao and Hangzhou in the summer next year.
More daily flights will be added on Hong Kong-Perth and Hong Kong-Sydney routes, he said.
He said Cathay was adjusting its fleet strategy by retiring 21 Boeing 747s and 11 Airbus 340 aircraft in the next six to seven years, or planes that were no longer efficient.
The fleet will be rejuvenated with 30 wide-body Airbus 350-900s costing US$7.82 billion and scheduled for delivery from 2016 to 2019.
The order, Cathay's single largest aircraft acquisition, is a way of reducing operating costs. The A350 - to be deployed for long-haul routes such as North America and Europe - will use 25 per cent less fuel than a jumbo jet, which has the same number of seats at 314 and a similar flight range.
Slosar said that Cathay had not yet considered buying the A380 super jumbo, which carries more than 500 passengers but has less space to carry cargo.
Cargo services were bread and butter to the group, which generated about 30 per cent of Cathay's revenue, he said.
Slosar added that the carrier planned to revamp business class seats and roll out premium economy class in the next few months to broaden revenue.
According to statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the mainland drove Asia-Pacific's 7.6 per cent growth in domestic air traffic in what it deemed a difficult year last year.
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will use 25 per cent less fuel than a jumbo jet, which has the same number of seats at 314 and a similar flight range.
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Baywatcher, wouldn't that be nice???
The author of the articles posted by crewsunite is typical of aviation columnists - all parroting each other and whatever airline managements (IATA) want them to say. The A350 has not even begun initial production, so I think the statement about fuel burn is a little premature. As Underpants points out, it surely won't come even close to the same number of seats on the 744. I think the seating will fall slightly shy of the 773ER as well when put in CX configuration.
What we do know is this:
CX does NOT have a young fleet.
21 aging B744s
11 aging A340s
7 older B772s
12 half-decent B773s
7 or more B744BCFs headed elsewhere
and some A330s are starting to show their age as well.
Conservatively, CX has 50+ aircraft to replace in the next 10 years. Accordingly, that is about the number of aircraft orders we have:
10 B748Fs
18 B773ERs
30 A359s
and maybe a few more A330s (but other older A330s are headed to KA)
Hmm, that sure does not look like growth. It looks like aircraft replacement with a slight growth opportunity if you fly them until they die like we are with the B744s right now.
In order to truly grow like the rest of the carriers in the region, we would need another large order, presumably with A380s and/or B748I/Fs. Par usual, we will be in the back of the line like we were with the 773ERs, which they now profess to love. Well, they could have had them back in 2004 if they would just trust that Boeing builds good airplanes.
It seems we are going to trust Airbus on the A350 though. Hmm, have we not had a few negative experiences with new Airbus products?
To be honest, I am surprised the Swires put up with these clowns. Just because they make money does not mean they are good... CX is the only major carrier hubbed out of one of the most lucrative aviation markets in the world. I suppose the old excuse still works for them:
Something about nothing lost, just "missed opportunities". I think those two words were in the DFO's last update wrt our requests next month. I bet they parrot that phrase to each other as an excuse for under-performance.
Just my two pence... OK, off the soapbox.
The author of the articles posted by crewsunite is typical of aviation columnists - all parroting each other and whatever airline managements (IATA) want them to say. The A350 has not even begun initial production, so I think the statement about fuel burn is a little premature. As Underpants points out, it surely won't come even close to the same number of seats on the 744. I think the seating will fall slightly shy of the 773ER as well when put in CX configuration.
What we do know is this:
CX does NOT have a young fleet.
21 aging B744s
11 aging A340s
7 older B772s
12 half-decent B773s
7 or more B744BCFs headed elsewhere
and some A330s are starting to show their age as well.
Conservatively, CX has 50+ aircraft to replace in the next 10 years. Accordingly, that is about the number of aircraft orders we have:
10 B748Fs
18 B773ERs
30 A359s
and maybe a few more A330s (but other older A330s are headed to KA)
Hmm, that sure does not look like growth. It looks like aircraft replacement with a slight growth opportunity if you fly them until they die like we are with the B744s right now.
In order to truly grow like the rest of the carriers in the region, we would need another large order, presumably with A380s and/or B748I/Fs. Par usual, we will be in the back of the line like we were with the 773ERs, which they now profess to love. Well, they could have had them back in 2004 if they would just trust that Boeing builds good airplanes.
It seems we are going to trust Airbus on the A350 though. Hmm, have we not had a few negative experiences with new Airbus products?
To be honest, I am surprised the Swires put up with these clowns. Just because they make money does not mean they are good... CX is the only major carrier hubbed out of one of the most lucrative aviation markets in the world. I suppose the old excuse still works for them:
Something about nothing lost, just "missed opportunities". I think those two words were in the DFO's last update wrt our requests next month. I bet they parrot that phrase to each other as an excuse for under-performance.
Just my two pence... OK, off the soapbox.
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Indeed.
Though that will likely hasten the rest of the freight business being farmed out to the lowest bidder.
Giant bananas...
Though that will likely hasten the rest of the freight business being farmed out to the lowest bidder.
Giant bananas...
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a 4% increase in salary to match inflation plus a 13 month salary bonus.
Cathay just announced.
Cathay just announced.
Is the deal AHK has for BCF!
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