YVR & SFO S/O bases?

[islandguy]

So I heard a rumour from someone who heard a rumour from someone who knows someone.........

Anyways, if you haven't heard a good rumour before noon, why not start one.

Is CX thinking of offering S/O bases in YVR and SFO to new joiners, without the housing allowance???

[islandguy]

Is that a yes, no, or maybe?

If it's surely no, I can delete the post. It's not meant to stir the pot, someone actually mentioned this to me and I was curious if it had any truth to it?

[crwjerk]

It's not called PPTune is it????????

[Waterskier]

I noticed during the 'payrise' that they published SO pay-scales for all of the bases.

[BusyB]

They would have to be offered in seniority so I wouldn't raise your hopes.

[AnAmusedReader]

do you know any captain or FO on a YVR or SFO base, or any other base come to that, who gets housing allowance?

[ETOPS240]

Housing allowance is for those on expat terms in Hong Kong.

Once based, you no longer receive housing. To my knowledge, you won't receive the new HKPA either, should you join as a 'local' expatriate.

[WhatThe?]

Any truth to this?

What is the published pay scale for Vancouver?

Cadet scheme is terrible, but SO out of YVR might be pretty good?

[crwjerk]

[Waterskier]

People don't particularly care for pay scale postings on public message boards... lets just say in the neighborhood of CAD$58k-76k (SO years 1-3).

It was published with the Canadian B Scale payrise. The unified scale doesn't have SO payscales. It may have been an oversight??

[lost&found]

what the....

It doesnt take much initiative to research (cx website or PPRUNE) to know that there are no SO outport bases...

"The Company offers permanent Outport bases to Officers holding the rank of First Officer and above, as per the operational requirements of the Company. An Officer is not eligible for expatriate benefits whilst permanently based at an Outport. Officers are considered for permanent basings in seniority order, by rank, subject to eligibility requirements and vacancies being available"

[MilPilot]

People don't particularly care for pay scale postings on public message boards... lets just say in the neighborhood of CAD$58k-76k (SO years 1-3).

If they offered YVR and SFO on base SO positions with that kind of pay I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people would go for it considering the crappy pay US pilots are paid to begin with.
Wouldn't it anyway make a lot of sense for CX to begin offering on base SO positions when they gun up ULH to 2xSOs?

[raven11]

ULH with two S/O's????
It makes financial sence.....so then it must be true.

You could really "gun up" and also have the S/O's help out in the cabin during the cruise. That too makes financial sence.....

Please say it isn't so?

[elgringo]

busyb...

in seniority???? like when direct entry f/o's went to toronto on the 777 while there were a few hundred guys who were "senior"??

how naive to think CX respects or cares about seniority..

[BusyB]

You saying that we shouldn't work on seniority or that you don't want to try

[boeing_airbus]

are there basing for F/O in the Philippines?

[SloppyJoe]

No but some pilots commute and lots of cabin crew commute.

[boeing_airbus]

i see. well, im an international applicant for the CPP and currently on stage 2. i'm just curious. is it possible to commute back on forth to HK and PH during duty and off days? Is the airfare shouldered by Cathay? Personally, I don't think that the package for CEP S/O is a good package for someone who has a family.

[flynhigh]

This is the best I could find for around $10,000 a month...
1 bedroom -fair deco

[lost&found]

Is the airfare shouldered by Cathay?

ROTFL.... that's a good one!