Pigs can fly, the world is flat and Islam is a religion of peace. I know quite a few HKE drivers who are not happy.

The professional expectations and colonial check and training system of the CX/ KA Group has not been correctly measured by management in my opinion. If you are an average pilot on the market a more professionally relaxed outfit desirable. And these days, due poor training and endorsement programs coupled with low experience, "averageness" may not be an individuals fault, it's an industry issue.

I've been keenly interested in this topic for a number of reasons. CX/ KA can't blatantly drop standards to compete for the pilot market and thwart the colonial perceptions on check and training. Though they will/ have changed the training structurally to address failure rates. They will put into place other soft programs to address a culture of fear but I do wonder if they are clever enough to see the forest for the trees. In the last year I have seen cases of "bullying" of the new, softer demographic of new joiners for the Group and there seems to be no decisive strategy in dealing with a problem that can unravel recruitment strategies.

There is a way and direction to actually improve standards and training- though I doubt there will be buy in by a pilot group being hastily replaced.

A friend of mine flying in Europe commented to me recently, and I quote "the average standard of english emanating from CX cockpits the past few years is interesting..." . Says it all...

I'm sorry are they suggesting that Cathay Pacific Airlines' "management" lied to and misled a group of cadets in Adelaide? I quite simply refuse to believe this. The next thing is they will be accused of offering cadet Instructors a "locked in" slot on the seniority list if they agree to stay on in Adelaide and assist with training their future colleagues. Will never happen, PC and the jellyfish would rather fall on their swords.

Haha....! My favourite line from the article; "He reminded them the airline had already taken “exceptional” action by dropping its earlier proposal to make the cadets pay half the cost of their training". So, the company "waiving" something that should never have applied to the cadets in the first place is somehow the CX being "exceptional"...?? WTF? As "From a Distance" said earlier, my contempt for this management is complete. They all embarrass themselves, but of course they have no shame, so therefore don't suffer embarrassment. Bottom of the Barrel. For those already at CX, the quote above is from the most likely in line to be the next DFO. That should tell you all you need to know about the style of management you can expect. Don't walk, run to your next employer. This one is beyond saving.