Cathay Pacific ‘to axe 6,000 staff and Dragon brand’ in bid to stay afloat
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Hence, the point of my dark stormy night post. Dismiss it if you must, but just wait until it happens to you. Insurers don’t like experience for no reason. The inexperienced typically don’t understand the value of experience by their very definition, obviously.
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What separates us from the Lion Airs of this world? It used to be our selection process (gone), our experience levels (gone), our training standards (gone) and our culture (now toxic beyond belief). We are now just another Asian LCC, waiting to kill hundreds of pax.
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Cxorcist, you are living in denial. Safety is not an issue anymore but at some obscure third world carrier or LCC that expanded too quickly. The statistics don't lie. The customer is not interested anymore who sits at the wheel, don't shoot the messenger, just the facts. And absolutely nobody, really literally nobody, cares about a 747 freighter crew. You would not even make the news. Yes, an ex-military fast jet pilot is probably in certain remote situations better equipped to make the day. I give you that. I probably would not have been capable of doing a Sully. But the fact is that those situations are too rare to be of relevance. Automatics work just fine,and if they don't in your stormy night scenario I go around and divert.I don't have a problem with admitting a weather situation is too hairy for me, something an ex-carrier landing maverick might find a bit more difficult. You will find my mark on the right hand side of the monthly fuel statistic (I assume, I delete the mail unopened).
Additionally, we will see if there is really an exodus of experience. You and I are still here after all, and I have a feeling Piet is hanging in as well . If the conditions elsewhere are not better, giving up your seniority and LHS is a tough call. Easy to claim one would should could do on pprune, much harder in real life. Singapore, Emirates etc all had no issue attracting enough pilots over the last years, and we are now simply down to their level. The market forces are against us, that is the sad truth.
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Wait, did cxorcist sign cos18??? Surely not after pointing the finger at those who would sign inferior terms and conditions for years. I assume he resigned with his dignity intact, a man of true conviction and honour.
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Cxorcist, you are living in denial. Safety is not an issue anymore but at some obscure third world carrier or LCC that expanded too quickly. The statistics don't lie. The customer is not interested anymore who sits at the wheel, don't shoot the messenger, just the facts. .
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My experience of being on reserve during typhoons is I always get called out. On checking the roster it is a cadet-Captain actually showing some smarts and calling in sick to avoid showing just how skilled they are.
A few years ago, the idea of leaving EK to work for a low cost back in Europe was laughable, but it the last year or two it was actually occurring. The reduced T&Cs together with the increased B/S tipped the scale for many pilots, and the idea of multi sector days under O'Leary management became more bearable when it was offset by living in your home country and being in your own bed every night. A fixed roster pattern and staying married to the same person clinched the deal.
CX has gone from being a career airline which set the standard for pay and conditions, and was a company pilots aspired to work for. Management took full advantage of the present situation and turned it into just another airline which pays the minimum to keep staff turnover down to an acceptable level.
Ryanair and Easyjet will be flooded with applications from Hong Kong once travel starts picking up in Europe.
CX has gone from being a career airline which set the standard for pay and conditions, and was a company pilots aspired to work for. Management took full advantage of the present situation and turned it into just another airline which pays the minimum to keep staff turnover down to an acceptable level.
Ryanair and Easyjet will be flooded with applications from Hong Kong once travel starts picking up in Europe.
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Absolutely not! You don’t want CXorcist on CoS18. That won’t be any fun for anyone.
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things will only STAY PUT if our govt don't negotiate with other countries on reopening!!!!! so many safe countries and you tell me we are not even considering on that? look at how Singapore is opening up green lanes, business travels, no quarantine lists! And we are still exactly the same since March? Other than allowing mainlanders in next month without quarantine.... Also did mgmt clarify why their pay cut is only 1 year when the pandemic will drag longer than that?
things will only STAY PUT if our govt don't negotiate with other countries on reopening!!!!! so many safe countries and you tell me we are not even considering on that? look at how Singapore is opening up green lanes, business travels, no quarantine lists! And we are still exactly the same since March? Other than allowing mainlanders in next month without quarantine.... Also did mgmt clarify why their pay cut is only 1 year when the pandemic will drag longer than that?
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Thanks STW
Cleared up any doubt in my mind as to who I fly with after this pandemic is over.
I DO care about who is in the LHS.
You wouldn’t be a management hack by any chance would you ?
Cleared up any doubt in my mind as to who I fly with after this pandemic is over.
I DO care about who is in the LHS.
You wouldn’t be a management hack by any chance would you ?
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Skilled cadet pilot: knows the limitations of the aircraft, weather, learns from both his experience and the experience of others and makes good decisions and judgements
Cowboy Pprune expat: oh boy, time to show the world how much better I really am than those useless cadets, they're the only ones who ever make mistakes, not me. Forget 100 years of history, my whole 2 anecdotes prove it for sure.
Hilarious.
Cowboy Pprune expat: oh boy, time to show the world how much better I really am than those useless cadets, they're the only ones who ever make mistakes, not me. Forget 100 years of history, my whole 2 anecdotes prove it for sure.
Hilarious.
STW is correct of course - worldwide accident rates have been falling steadily - principally due to more automation and more safety related kit in the cockpit.
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A skilled cadet that can rattle off every single dot point in a manual is usually the one with handling deficiencies. Just wait for your base training. It’ll be a doozy. Don’t push the nose wheel up through the floor please. I cannot stand watching planes be grounded from that sort of thing.