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Cathay Pacific ‘to axe 6,000 staff and Dragon brand’ in bid to stay afloat

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Old 20th Oct 2020, 09:08
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Cathay Pacific ‘to axe 6,000 staff and Dragon brand’ in bid to stay afloat

Cuts, which sources say will be announced on Wednesday, are a quarter less than expected and smaller than the industry average

About 5,000 employees in Hong Kong could be let go, with future lay-offs possible if pandemic not brought under control
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...agon-brand-bid
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Looks like Danny has been speaking to pilots again... let’s just see if this one comes true.
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Yes dragonair will be axed.
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If nothing else Destiny78 you can rest assured that after some years in the industry I have been exposed to some real wa$kers. Congratulations you have taken the Gold medal 🥇
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If nothing else Destiny78 you can rest assured that after some years in the industry I have been exposed to some real wa$kers. Congratulations you have taken the Gold medal 🥇
He might be Danny boy.
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He might be Danny boy.
Well said couldn't agree mors
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Originally Posted by Shoebox
He might be Danny boy.
good call bro...
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Hmm... New name: Cathay Dragon Pacific
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Dragon “brand” to go . Thats all . Pilots will be retained , but no idea how cx will integrate them into the mainline operations. I think it will happen.
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Originally Posted by TheGreenDragon
Dragon “brand” to go . Thats all . Pilots will be retained , but no idea how cx will integrate them into the mainline operations. I think it will happen.
So 500+ more pilots for CX to offer the sign or be fired PoS18 to... Lovely! Can’t wait for the morale to hit rock bottom. You think working at CX/KA sucked before, just wait for this... JCP/JCR squeezing every last penny out of a horrible contract. How many will leave? How many will stay under absolutely miserable conditions in the new CCP’s Hong Kong? 🤮 🤮 🤮
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So 500+ more pilots for CX to offer the sign or be fired PoS18 to... Lovely! Can’t wait for the morale to hit rock bottom. You think working at CX/KA sucked before, just wait for this... JCP/JCR squeezing every last penny out of a horrible contract. How many will leave? How many will stay under absolutely miserable conditions in the new CCP’s Hong Kong? 🤮 🤮 🤮
No one will leave yet.
Everyone will stay.
It's a pretty grim situation out there's not sure if you know anyone working for other airlines.
When the world gets better and airlines pickup, people will re-evaluate. But CX will most definitely never be short of staff.
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Originally Posted by cxorcist
So 500+ more pilots for CX to offer the sign or be fired PoS18 to... Lovely! Can’t wait for the morale to hit rock bottom. You think working at CX/KA sucked before, just wait for this... JCP/JCR squeezing every last penny out of a horrible contract. How many will leave? How many will stay under absolutely miserable conditions in the new CCP’s Hong Kong? 🤮 🤮 🤮
Everyone who can, because they need to put bread on the table. There are plenty who can't out there at the moment.
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Announcement already on the hub. Cathay Dragon to close
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Old 20th Oct 2020, 23:58
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Yes dragonair will be axed.
au contraire, a Dragon rebrand is probs a positive commercial decision given the very active antipathy directed towards the airline on the Mainland.
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No one will leave yet.
Everyone will stay.
It's a pretty grim situation out there's not sure if you know anyone working for other airlines.
When the world gets better and airlines pickup, people will re-evaluate. But CX will most definitely never be short of staff.
Well, if everyone stays, then redundancies are inevitable. CX definitely will not need 3800 pilots for quite some time. So everyone stays and gets the minimum payout from PoS18? Nice, time for wifey to get a job! Maybe the kids too, which works out since schools won’t be affordable. Helper goes home to Manila, and her family starves to death. Thank you China!
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Are the redundancies following LIFO?
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Originally Posted by doolay
Are the redundancies following LIFO?
since everybody will be signing cos18 I don’t see why not. Imagine that’s the reason it has been done the way it has.
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Originally Posted by doolay
Are the redundancies following LIFO?
​​​​​​​yes.
however how many B scalers will leave??
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Originally Posted by doolay
Are the redundancies following LIFO?
Of course, the question is how many?
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Merlin finally turns on Kilgharrah ! Tis indeed a sad, sad day
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