CX pilots to be offered bonuses to fly over CNY
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CX pilots to be offered bonuses to fly over CNY
I see according to the SCMP that the wonderful MR Kempis has decided to offer pilots a bonus to fly over CNY
pilots working during the holiday would receive a payment of 15, 25 or 30 per cent of their respective flying hour rates, depending on the scheduled length of the flight.
Pilots operating services of five hours or less, for example, will get 30 per cent of their hourly flying rate, while those on flights of up to 8½ hours will receive 25 per cent. Flights above 8½ hours will drop to 15 per cent
note it’s only 15% of hourly rate for anything over 8.5 hours, such a wonderful bonus I’m sure everyone will rush to take it . Well all those not knocking on the 900hr mark perhaps
pilots working during the holiday would receive a payment of 15, 25 or 30 per cent of their respective flying hour rates, depending on the scheduled length of the flight.
Pilots operating services of five hours or less, for example, will get 30 per cent of their hourly flying rate, while those on flights of up to 8½ hours will receive 25 per cent. Flights above 8½ hours will drop to 15 per cent
note it’s only 15% of hourly rate for anything over 8.5 hours, such a wonderful bonus I’m sure everyone will rush to take it . Well all those not knocking on the 900hr mark perhaps
Oh wait.....Chinese New Year !!
I was wondering why Cx pilots needed an incentive to overfly an airfield in Utah !!
We never got anything extra for flying at Christmas or New Year - one of my bugbears.
I was wondering why Cx pilots needed an incentive to overfly an airfield in Utah !!
We never got anything extra for flying at Christmas or New Year - one of my bugbears.
short flights long nights
So the longer you fly..the less you get?? What planet are these people on?
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The new allowance will be trialed during the Lunar New Year period between 7 and 18 February 2024,
The February roster is already published. Are they hoping this will stop people going sick over that period?
It seems rather arbitrary.
Although there seems to be plenty of seats on Cathay flights over CNY (unheard of in the past), as people are weary of cancellations and so are booking elsewhere.
The February roster is already published. Are they hoping this will stop people going sick over that period?
It seems rather arbitrary.
Although there seems to be plenty of seats on Cathay flights over CNY (unheard of in the past), as people are weary of cancellations and so are booking elsewhere.
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Ah Kempis, the gift that keeps on giving.
Only thing I find confusing as why they have to offer a bonus at all when they can simply roster whomever they want. Perhaps its belated Altruism? yeah that must be it as nothing else fits. Can just picture Crew Control juggling all those balls to match longest flights with pilots on minimum block hours.
Only thing I find confusing as why they have to offer a bonus at all when they can simply roster whomever they want. Perhaps its belated Altruism? yeah that must be it as nothing else fits. Can just picture Crew Control juggling all those balls to match longest flights with pilots on minimum block hours.
The thirty plus tails parked up yesterday looked very impressive, Cathay is still the world leader in aircraft parking. They must be bleeding money out of their eyeballs. Schadenfreud bliss just hope they don’t go under due their incompetence, as many people still need their jobs.
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Cx won’t go under.
They have money to burn.
The Swires are some of the richest people on the planet and they can waste millions if not billions.
They just won’t waste it on you commoners!
They have money to burn.
The Swires are some of the richest people on the planet and they can waste millions if not billions.
They just won’t waste it on you commoners!
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The bonus is like a couple hundred hkd extra per flight? Thank god cx management blew this up on the news wow aren’t they so nice to pilots after all 
It was certainly the pilot body’s fault for falling sick and definitely not related to poor scheduling practices! If the offer is actually generous why not disclose the cash amount they are offering as part of this CNY bonus trial. Maybe it will feel like too big of a joke? HBR case study 
It was certainly the pilot body’s fault for falling sick and definitely not related to poor scheduling practices! If the offer is actually generous why not disclose the cash amount they are offering as part of this CNY bonus trial. Maybe it will feel like too big of a joke? HBR case study
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It is simply a fact. The claim Cathay is in need of cash injections as stated above is incorrect.
On a side note, apart from making a comparison a bit out of context in my opinion, you are not correct to assume that the British rule in India ended suddenly, quite the opposite actually. The fight for independence lasted for years, decades if you include the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms 1919 or even the foundation of the Indian Nationalist Congress in 1885. The famous salt march was 1930, 17 years before the declaration of independence 1947.
On a side note, apart from making a comparison a bit out of context in my opinion, you are not correct to assume that the British rule in India ended suddenly, quite the opposite actually. The fight for independence lasted for years, decades if you include the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms 1919 or even the foundation of the Indian Nationalist Congress in 1885. The famous salt march was 1930, 17 years before the declaration of independence 1947.
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Even the thought of working for a CX salary under those conditions would make me sick and call out, especially over CNY.