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5th September 2012 | 23:46

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whackthemole

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From: Cathay City

smoke screen

with the timely announcement of the shark-fin ban cushioning the news, standby for a salvo from the left.

divided we stood, united we fell.

6th September 2012 | 02:55

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Frogman1484

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From: Hong Kong

I believe there the basing review is coming out on friday.

6th September 2012 | 03:37

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joejet

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From: Parallel Universe

Why is the basing review process and results more secretive than the iPhone5?

6th September 2012 | 03:46

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Frogman1484

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From: Hong Kong

The iphone 5 with a bit of vasaline will hurt less than the base review!

6th September 2012 | 05:43

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asianeagle

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From: In front of the PC

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with the timely announcement of the shark-fin ban cushioning the news, standby for a salvo from the left.

WTF has basing got to do with Shark Fin???

6th September 2012 | 05:53

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joejet

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From: Parallel Universe

Good before the Bad.

asianeagle,

Put down your bowl of shark fin soup then read this:

Cathay Pacific bans shipping of shark products - CNN.com

Isn't is better to have good news out the day before you give bad? It's all about public perception.

OK, now finish your soup.

6th September 2012 | 06:42

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Captain Dart

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From: with the ex-CX pond scum (a zoologist was once head of Flight Ops)

The issues of shark's fin and shafting based pilots are mutually exclusive. The public couldn't give a rodent's bottom about the welfare of the flight crew.

As I have stated previously, it is a 'psy-ops' legal and industrial tactic to announce bad news on Friday afternoons.

Last edited by Captain Dart; 6th September 2012 at 08:42.

6th September 2012 | 08:06

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Progress Wanchai

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From: The Cesspit

A little off topic maybe (like there is one)

Just a reminder, there are only 2 days left to donate to the charity sale for underprivileged icadets living in the Tung Chung ghetto.

6th September 2012 | 08:22

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D-ENIM

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From: Splatt!

At least the CX 2012 karaoke contest is going ahead as planned and will be fairly contested now that ex-based crews will also be allowed to participate.

6th September 2012 | 08:41

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quadspeed

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From: crewbag

Come on, guys.

Really, how bad could it be?

- Closure of all freighter-only bases?
- "Adjustments" to passenger bases?
- Assessment and review of the expat entitlement scheme?
- Sign (CoS08/RA65/no-more-bypass) or be fired for all CoS-99ers?

There's no way they'd try anything like that on.

6th September 2012 | 09:59

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F_one

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From: Out there

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There's no way they'd try anything like that on.

HAHA, you've just made my day with that satirical piece of humor.

6th September 2012 | 10:31

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Busbert

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From: Somewhere out there...

S. Losar does not like expat conditions. The ground expats have been in the crosshairs for the past few years, I guess the rest are next on the radar.