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Old 29th Jan 2019, 10:15
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Did you get paid your salaries? Rumour on the street is that you are downsizing as 13 a330s to leave the fleet and 150 pilots to be made redundant.

Good Luck, boys and girls.

The Chinese may have money and bailed you out, however they are not dumb and will not throw good money after bad!
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Old 30th Jan 2019, 14:15
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Originally Posted by PushRed
Salary was paid.

I too have heard the same rumour of A330 downsizing and its not great!

My source indicates 11 A330s will leave and its not just due to financial issues. Of those 11 machines leaving 6 are PW powered, of which two have been grounded for months anyway. Those engines are coming to the end of their life cycles and PW4000 engines are almost impossible to find and replace. The two ex Emirates RR 200 series are going, in-fact one of them was grounded basically since it arrived as parts for its sister. Hainan is also taking back the three RR powered 200 series without IFE, they never belonged to HKA and eventually were always going to go home.

In return we are getting back three A320s from HNA starting in March or April and will continue with the A350 deliveries.

HKA must streamline and cut the fat were possible. The 3 A320s that we will receive are actually our machines. The books are being opened to prospective buyers so cutting the excess will make things look better and what is ours comes back to us and what's HNAs returns to them. Redundancies are the last resort and the figure is actually closer to 100 that need to be placed. Many guys have taken the Non Paid Leave option with some taking two years. Some will be pushed back onto the A320 and some will be moved up onto the A350 as and when frames arrive. My understanding is that some may also be seconded to HKCargo on a temporary basis as I hear they are still short.

The good news is the company will continue to operate, yes there will be a downsize in the short-term and yes the company is starting the long process to find a new owner.

HNA must sell HKA period..

I predict no growth for the next two years until CAAC decides which of the 'China Big Three' takes us. My bet is on China Southern. Forget the Singaporeans or Qataris. CAAC ordered the debt repayment so now its out of HNAs hands thank god!! Onwards and upwards.
Would CX be permitted to buy it? In most countries with reasonable antitrust laws, it would definitely be deemed illegal, but in HK, who knows? The place is run by, of, and for the big corporations.
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Old 31st Jan 2019, 00:58
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Swire Pacific chairman Merlin Swire surprised diners over lunch yesterday by revealing he and his wife had enjoyed a pleasant holiday flight - with HK Express.

Eyebrows were raised - this is a rival airline, and a budget one, no less!

Swire, 44, said the experience went smoothly and the service on the low-cost trip to Hainan was perfectly fine.

Staff at Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon might take this as a little hint that they might like to step up their game.

Standard HK 25Jan19
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Old 31st Jan 2019, 05:40
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Its been awhile since my posts got me front page attention on the weekly KA update, from the now convalescing ex GMO. Oh how I loved posting the rundown of the abysmal ka delays, cut n pasted from our GMO .

anyway , I digress. I would hate to do KA 3-2-2-3 china ops, nothing but lousy hotels , unhealthy food and deeeelays.

You can have your money and security and your reporting at shiney CX city.

Me , I’ll take my A350 flt to AKL , 48 hours rest , and return , 5 days patten thank you. LA next .

I hear the KA guys are still slogging around their multi sector China days, with ever more “ efficient “ rosters. Even their CX brethren ridicule them in the briefing office. Mate, say the CX guys, , “that’s an awful roster, how do you do it? “ The ka guys says, this 1-3 is actually a great roster lol.
Working at Swire’s maybe secure, but who will live longer?
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Originally Posted by Vermin
Its been awhile since my posts got me front page attention on the weekly KA update, from the now convalescing ex GMO. Oh how I loved posting the rundown of the abysmal ka delays, cut n pasted from our GMO .

anyway , I digress. I would hate to do KA 3-2-2-3 china ops, nothing but lousy hotels , unhealthy food and deeeelays.

You can have your money and security and your reporting at shiney CX city.

Me , I’ll take my A350 flt to AKL , 48 hours rest , and return , 5 days patten thank you. LA next .

I hear the KA guys are still slogging around their multi sector China days, with ever more “ efficient “ rosters. Even their CX brethren ridicule them in the briefing office. Mate, say the CX guys, , “that’s an awful roster, how do you do it? “ The ka guys says, this 1-3 is actually a great roster lol.
Working at Swire’s maybe secure, but who will live longer?
Confused. What does this have to do with HKA?
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Old 1st Feb 2019, 01:31
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Fake news

Originally Posted by Farman Biplane
Swire Pacific chairman Merlin Swire surprised diners over lunch yesterday by revealing he and his wife had enjoyed a pleasant holiday flight - with HK Express.

Eyebrows were raised - this is a rival airline, and a budget one, no less!

Swire, 44, said the experience went smoothly and the service on the low-cost trip to Hainan was perfectly fine.

Staff at Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon might take this as a little hint that they might like to step up their game.

Standard HK 25Jan19
Fake news/shoddy journalism, or Mr. Swire got his facts wrong (none of which would be surprising).
HK Express don’t fly to Hainan. HK Airlines do, but they are full-service.
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Old 1st Feb 2019, 02:10
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Originally Posted by MainDude
Confused. What does this have to do with HKA?
Not a lot, but just saying that HKA may be riskier in terms of employment verses KA, and around half the money. But its more engaging, less staid and
all that money isn't going to give you a long life. I would imaging the KA boys are a bit embarrassed checking to their new BO , rubbing shoulders with their CX brethren, briefing
(but quietly )their 3 sector, 12 hour China experience that lays ahead, with the CX boys looking forward to 4 crew Madrid or London or JFK. No one would actually choose a KA roster vs a CX one (or HKA 350!) , or am I missing something? (sorry, thread drift)
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Originally Posted by Vermin
Not a lot, but just saying that HKA may be riskier in terms of employment verses KA, and around half the money. But its more engaging, less staid and
all that money isn't going to give you a long life. I would imaging the KA boys are a bit embarrassed checking to their new BO , rubbing shoulders with their CX brethren, briefing
(but quietly )their 3 sector, 12 hour China experience that lays ahead, with the CX boys looking forward to 4 crew Madrid or London or JFK. No one would actually choose a KA roster vs a CX one (or HKA 350!) , or am I missing something? (sorry, thread drift)
Yes, you are missing something Vermin. Constant jet lag is the way to go is it? I think I probably speak for the majority (certainly B scalers) when I say KA is not really about the flying. It's all about the contract. Each to their own. Nobody in KA is embarrassed about their roster, leave system, housing, 13th month (shall I go on?) and nobody cares where you are going on your 4 crew trip, certainly not in KA.
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Old 2nd Feb 2019, 08:57
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Looks like HKA is still getting sued by a Macau lender for defaulting on loan repayments. Still not out of the woods yet.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...-sues-troubled
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Old 6th Mar 2019, 14:08
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Yes, I hear there’s a sudden interest in the ‘Seniority list’ at HKA.
Just one small detail they fail to grasp. There is no such thing as a ‘Seniority List’ in HKA.
That would require a functional Union to enforce. No such thing exists there.

Theres a ‘Date of Joining list’, which is a whole other thing, and anybody foolish enough to believe their DOJ at HKA gives them any priority in the firing sequence should wise up, and ask some of the original FO’s about the ‘Seniority list’.

Check the ‘kiss ass list’ if you want to know your ‘Seniority’.
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Old 6th Mar 2019, 21:54
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Check the ‘kiss ass list’ if you want to know your ‘Seniority’.
Wonder where to look up. Sign me up for that. Wait a min....who gets to decide on firing these days? HR or FOP?
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Old 7th Mar 2019, 05:16
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Wonder where to look up. Sign me up for that. Wait a min....who gets to decide on firing these days? HR or FOP?
HR of course. Always was and always will be.
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Old 7th Mar 2019, 05:49
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HKA HR, HKA FOP.......Two cheeks of the same ar5e.
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Old 6th Apr 2019, 08:42
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Anyone given the interview of HK Express recently? Any guidance on what's being asked would be appreciated !
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Old 6th Apr 2019, 09:17
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Originally Posted by Ilyushin76
Anyone given the interview of HK Express recently? Any guidance on what's being asked would be appreciated !
All recruitment suspended while CX takeover takes effect.
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Old 7th Apr 2019, 11:17
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I hear from a reliable source that you guys got a 2% pay rise on your basic, and your management pilots got an increase of about 15,000K per month. Imagine that, an airline that is struggling to survive, gives its pilots a pay rise, whereas we are spending our profits on buying a loss making low cost airline.

Pathetic.
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Old 11th Apr 2019, 08:23
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It clearly shows true real facts aren't disclosed neither to the hka management nor to public. Information is vague. Only HNA knows what really is going on
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Old 11th Apr 2019, 11:26
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unlike Cathay, Cathay Dragon and HKE

yeah right

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Old 15th Apr 2019, 02:33
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Looks the the storms not over yet

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-h...-idUSKCN1RO0JC
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Old 16th Apr 2019, 02:57
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Yes and insurers have pulled the plug too so HNA and HKA are flying without wings from today !!!
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