Apparently an ex Manchester based ex-dragon air captain who downgraded to f/o voluntarily and took a base in London is being offered an unadvertised captain slot in London.

It’s bad enough he stole a Cathay Pilots’ captains slot out of seniority once via the back door called dragon air. Now he’s about to do it again.

If the GMA goes through with this, there will be more than just 777 FOs being sick to worry about!

Seems like a clear violation on your contract. I suggest you grieve it. Take it to litigation if required. I am confident the UK courts would frown on such things.

Not a problem. The common seniority list will be announced shortly. He and others will then be plenty senior enough.

You are better off litigating it yourself and not relying on the AOA. They can't seem to get anything right.

At least some base slots are being opened up.

Completely untrue 'The FUB'. I know this is a rumour network, but what you are saying is not correct. Please do not start spreading BS just to inflame the Pilots in CX. Everyone is looking for excuses to point fingers at each other at the moment, so what you are doing is very unhelpful......

In the content of this thread any sane person should see why joining CX should be a truly last resort. If it wasn’t bad enough dealing with the amoral chimps that Swire promote to f##% up a potential gold mine, then you can rely on the little green eyed monsters from Aus/Can/France/anywhere else....(delete as appropriate) that have had their own moral compasses totally distorted by greed to screw you over as well. (Your fellow pilots by the way).

Stay away, this place is more toxic than Chernobyl.

For whatever it’s worth, the guy in question is a stand-up chap and in no way one of the people who make this place toxic.

How many times can one person act completely against the seniority list and still remain a “stand-up chap”?

Yes the story is correct. AoA Europe is involved as well, conveniently hiding the whole operation from the rest of the seniority list until the damage is done and a precedent has been set.
What’s next ? All based FO’s to get commands on the base out of seniority ?

The AOA EUROPE president is pretty vocal on the HKAOA forums, so I am sure he will come clean about the issue and explain it all on the HKAOA forums soon....

So what is the explanation for him taking a base out of seniority? Mitigating circumstances?

You might find with more specific questioning that the AOAE interpret there date of joining as there dragon start date not cx start date hence there belief not out of seniority, and seniority in UK is not part of seniority in hkg
His answers would probably be misleading and would need more detailed questioning, I would be very dubious about his answers and intentions.

Then care to explain how they are london based now? Those slots weren't advertised. The Assc has turned a bind eye to it, there behaviour over recent years is appalling and getting worse.