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Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Aug 2008, 22:22
Replies: 31
Views: 4,881
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

messiah, the fine was for years of price...

messiah,
the fine was for years of price fixing, not just the price fixing for first half 2008. So I think it would be a fair assumption that without the fine, the loss for first half 2008 would...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Jun 2008, 22:21
Replies: 12
Views: 2,366
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

With all those ASL and Oasis guys to process to...

With all those ASL and Oasis guys to process to the front of the seniority line I guess they are a little busy right now!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
18th Dec 2007, 09:44
Replies: 20
Views: 3,234
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

I lie awake at night wondering at the airspeed...

I lie awake at night wondering at the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow - african and european!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
17th Nov 2007, 16:15
Replies: 18
Views: 3,209
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Is it just me or do AOA newsletters seem to...

Is it just me or do AOA newsletters seem to apologise for company actions? I thought the AOA was there to further the interests of the pilot body...not the interests of the employer of the pilot body!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
21st Sep 2007, 17:22
Replies: 21
Views: 5,025
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

From past experience, unless you have a very good...

From past experience, unless you have a very good reason (in their opinion) you can write off coming here later once you knock back a job offer!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
21st Sep 2007, 17:20
Replies: 22
Views: 6,295
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Hot Dog

You are taking the piss, right? If not you just gave Grumpy Old Men a bad reputation....you would have been a real pleasure to fly with....NOT!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Sep 2007, 01:42
Replies: 25
Views: 6,834
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

I heard a good one the other day. A Trainer was...

I heard a good one the other day. A Trainer was explaining some CX politics to a new joiner. He said you can always tell when NR is lieing - the trainee said how? The Trainer replied that if...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Sep 2007, 21:11
Replies: 320
Views: 43,230
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

I think they are so arrogant they work out what...

I think they are so arrogant they work out what they are going to do and then seek 'legitimacy' by getting AOA approval. They don't care if they get it but it would be nice to.

They are driven by...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Sep 2007, 20:44
Replies: 26
Views: 5,344
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Who cares

CX is just a job.

Worrying about what CX might think about what you say is no way to live life. 'Life is too important to be taken seriously'

We have a 30% failure rate - why? How many times...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
25th Aug 2007, 02:14
Replies: 15
Views: 3,317
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Why come to CX

Aviator, good question.

Well, CX invented aviation. We don't need to follow boeing procedures like you EK types because we are better than boeing. Unlike the premature command rate of 3-4 years in...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Aug 2007, 10:54
Replies: 19
Views: 4,059
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

fenwicksgirl

I don't understand what you mean by "if things don't pan out at CX"? Your friend is at the airline that invented aviation, in the pinnacle of all jobs - well he could aim higher and be in management!...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
17th Aug 2007, 17:29
Replies: 320
Views: 43,230
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Industrial Update As already reported by GMA...

Industrial Update

As already reported by GMA the GC of the HKAOA has, on Tuesday of this week, voted not to support the deal negotiated between the Company and the AOA after 8 long weeks of hard...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Aug 2007, 06:04
Replies: 31
Views: 6,678
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Conflict of Interest

While we are talking about 2005, can someone please confirm or deny that Murray had over a year off, on full pay, whilst being AOA president so he could concentrate on his duties as AOA president?
...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Aug 2007, 05:23
Replies: 119
Views: 27,062
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Yes all female pilots will be screwed because...

Yes all female pilots will be screwed because none of them are A scale CNs close to retirement. Thanks for helping to make my point Cyril.

I have had friends on the GC. I know they have given up...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Aug 2007, 05:10
Replies: 31
Views: 6,678
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Eyes wide shut

I stand corrected! I do remember now the incidents of 2005 and I also remember being at the 2nd EGM and saw how John Warham was not allowed to have his vote or something. I thought things stank to...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Aug 2007, 02:33
Replies: 31
Views: 6,678
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

RP04 extension

Whilst I don't think it helpful to dwell on past decisions, right or wrong, I will comment on what jtr and slapfaan have said.

I voted for RP07 - I was disgusted and quite vociferous in complaint...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Aug 2007, 02:20
Replies: 119
Views: 27,062
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Demographics of the General Committee

After receiving the same email that bushcat posted I decided to have a look for myself at the General Committee makeup.

There are 16 members on the AOA GC according to their website. 8 are A scale...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Aug 2007, 01:12
Replies: 31
Views: 6,678
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Sorry Eyes wide shut. I easily get confused. When...

Sorry Eyes wide shut. I easily get confused. When you say "breached the rules" I just naturally jump to the word illegal. As I said, if you care to read the AOA rules you will see that what they did...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Aug 2007, 15:43
Replies: 31
Views: 6,678
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

I guess we will know if the GC is simply a puppet...

I guess we will know if the GC is simply a puppet for the company. If they recommend what is starting to look like a crap deal then they have answered it for themselves.

Rickshaw,
I think we do...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Jul 2007, 17:46
Replies: 119
Views: 27,062
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Sarcasm

Cpdude, I use sarcasm liberally! I expect diddly squat. We deserve huge increases just to recover from inflation and exchange rates but since people aren't leaving they will just ignore our whingeing...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
20th Jul 2007, 15:54
Replies: 119
Views: 27,062
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

A reasonable result

I think you are all terribly pessimistic.

This pay deal has to cover us for losses since the last payrise in Jul01. If it is a 2 year deal, it will need to cover us from Jul 01 - Jul 09. That is...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Jul 2007, 01:33
Replies: 15
Views: 2,983
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

I like to talk about how lucky we are. If we...

I like to talk about how lucky we are.

If we had bidlines we would be incessantly involved with choosing the best patterns and whingeing about other people's patterns. With our current system we...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Jul 2007, 14:26
Replies: 119
Views: 27,062
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Sizematters, considering this payrise will be...

Sizematters,
considering this payrise will be covering the period Jul 01 to Jul 10 we can safely assume a payrise of at least 30%+ just to recover from inflation(bases) and exchange rate...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Jul 2007, 04:39
Replies: 96
Views: 20,271
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Speaking to friends who have sampled more than...

Speaking to friends who have sampled more than just the CX training system, it appears that CX does have a very high standard. BUT, how they set about achieving it is the problem.

Many years ago...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Jul 2007, 04:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,083
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

No, thats not it at all. The truth is we are...

No, thats not it at all.

The truth is we are all perfectly happy here and no one is leaving hence the list isn't changing. It has nothing to do with junior people leaving or senior people being...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Jul 2007, 04:22
Replies: 38
Views: 8,635
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

willnotcomply Here are some more accurate...

willnotcomply
Here are some more accurate numbers. I must say the first year or so at QF confuses me as to when you come off training pay etc. So to compare 'apples with apples' I will start with...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
11th Jul 2007, 01:15
Replies: 11
Views: 3,323
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Well said Rice pudding. Friend of mine said he...

Well said Rice pudding.
Friend of mine said he has$3K left to live on till payday(26th). He is not a spendthrift, lives in DB, has one young child and is an SO. They are living off money they...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
11th Jul 2007, 01:05
Replies: 38
Views: 8,635
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

True Busy B if HKG decides to change its labour...

True Busy B if HKG decides to change its labour laws to fall in line with the western world. CX can simply take all bases back onshore if it becomes an age discrimination problem between HKG and the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Jul 2007, 11:45
Replies: 38
Views: 8,635
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

There's always rumours...but which ones are true?...

There's always rumours...but which ones are true?

Here's a question? What would it take for FOs and SOs to vote for a deal that had RA 60 in it? From the Crews News spin over the last few years it...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Jul 2007, 08:00
Replies: 23
Views: 4,345
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Better yet, proffer all your work away and lie on...

Better yet, proffer all your work away and lie on a beach. Lets say you are a relief FO on SFO1 based in HKG. Proffer 84 hours away for $42K. Pay 16% tax on your $70K salary and you are left with...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Jul 2007, 04:21
Replies: 46
Views: 8,180
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

He is now a DEFO, and by the way, over a beer,...

He is now a DEFO, and by the way, over a beer, ask him what he thinks of our training system versus EK's. He was a C+T over there but wanted to get back to OZ.

Thats one that come our way - any...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th Jul 2007, 16:33
Replies: 46
Views: 8,180
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Here's another interesting fact. Apart from the...

Here's another interesting fact. Apart from the annual payrises that EK have given over the last decade, they also have 3% increments. Once you are a CN in CX we have 2% annual pay increments.
...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th Jul 2007, 04:52
Replies: 46
Views: 8,180
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

BAS, yes we will have to agree to disagree....

BAS,
yes we will have to agree to disagree. When X(EK salary and career earnings) is a number bigger than Y(CX salary and career earnings) and you continue to assert the opposite, we will disagree. ...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th Jul 2007, 00:22
Replies: 46
Views: 8,180
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

Energie, these rates have applied since 1/7/01 ...

Energie, these rates have applied since 1/7/01
SO 1-4
$386,556.00
$432,960.00
$484,920.00
$543,108.00
JFO 1-2
$593,052.00
$664,224.00
FO 1-4
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
8th Jul 2007, 16:35
Replies: 46
Views: 8,180
Posted By ULRequalsSLEEP

OK Bad air sucker, I will try again. My numbers...

OK Bad air sucker,
I will try again. My numbers aren't made up.

From the website
Starting salary
20,840Dh
HDP35 per hour for FOs until the overtime threshold which varies but for consistency I...
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