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Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Nov 2023, 11:30
Replies: 1
Views: 2,392
Posted By Krone

HKA / Air Hong Kong for HKCAD Airbus rated pilots

Hi,
I’m thinking of getting back into flying . Has anyone applied recently, and been through the process of recruitment for rated Airbus crews for either HKA or Air HK Cargo?

I have a CAD Airbus...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Oct 2023, 17:03
Replies: 108
Views: 67,720
Posted By Krone

There are plenty of returning captains to cx who...

There are plenty of returning captains to cx who previously left for whatever reason .
What’s their motivation if its so bad, and the salary is so poor?

I hear the current cx overtime can push...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th Jun 2023, 19:29
Replies: 59
Views: 25,575
Posted By Krone

Im ex Ka, now swinging my ding a ling elsewhere...

Im ex Ka, now swinging my ding a ling elsewhere in the world. Its sad that nothings changed since I left KA. We’ll on pprune, I mean. Bickering over the cos, seniority , rank . What a pointless waste...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Jul 2021, 17:51
Replies: 143
Views: 67,357
Posted By Krone

A number of ex ka A320 skippers were in their...

A number of ex ka A320 skippers were in their early to mid 30s. 10years in CX, to make an early command on the 320, after doing some long haul in between. Still under 45 . Tell that to the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
30th May 2021, 13:52
Replies: 42
Views: 28,420
Posted By Krone

I‘m not interested in Captain BJ, but that...

I‘m not interested in Captain BJ, but that awesome flight attendant. She was hot , stockings n garters, just like the “ good ‘ole days “ of flying. Most cx crews are straight jacketed by their...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
21st May 2021, 19:25
Replies: 99
Views: 54,378
Posted By Krone

I spent many years as a pilot in hk. One of the...

I spent many years as a pilot in hk. One of the things I learned was that expat pilots generally resisted change, kicked up all kinds of fuss, and became rather bolshy .But, In the end, 95 % roll...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
8th Apr 2021, 20:10
Replies: 106
Views: 84,542
Posted By Krone

Seems like you guys don’t miss your B scale ,...

Seems like you guys don’t miss your B scale , boasting about it online will just encourages the company to cut the salary further in future. Carry on ...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
13th Mar 2021, 12:53
Replies: 41
Views: 27,824
Posted By Krone

“decimation of airlines due to COVID-19” The...

“decimation of airlines due to COVID-19”

The only airline that was 100% decimated was Cathay Dragon. I cant think of another airline that has been totally obliterated from the face of aviation so...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Mar 2021, 21:25
Replies: 23
Views: 13,457
Posted By Krone

The DPA became “ diluted” in the last few years....

The DPA became “ diluted” in the last few years. Too much complicity with management. More C scalers than B scalers, doing the right thing helping out . I preferred the DPA under the stewardship of...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
29th Jan 2021, 21:00
Replies: 98
Views: 121,908
Posted By Krone

Pigs & Fly come to h The outlast ka though

Pigs & Fly come to h
The outlast ka though
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
21st Jan 2021, 19:22
Replies: 193
Views: 95,729
Posted By Krone

I cant see an issue about quarantine in the...

I cant see an issue about quarantine in the headland. But it could be the panda hotel in Tseun wan. Now that would suck. And before you laugh, that is the go to hotel for Korean airways crews, at...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Jan 2021, 16:28
Replies: 93
Views: 51,917
Posted By Krone

Sam Ting Wong Not true. There was an...

Sam Ting Wong

Not true. There was an infamous even, where two DB based Dragonair Captains regularly got together with their mutual wives for a bit of rumpey pumpey after their Sunday BBQ’s.
...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Jan 2021, 12:20
Replies: 59
Views: 30,138
Posted By Krone

Crest, pure pprune bluster , like many, but we...

Crest, pure pprune bluster , like many, but we know that you’ve already rolled over and signed cos18. And you will continue to acquiesce to the wishes of your employer. As you already have done since...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
13th Dec 2020, 20:02
Replies: 8
Views: 7,837
Posted By Krone

Ill deliver you Micki Ds from the terminal for...

Ill deliver you Micki Ds from the terminal for $500 :)
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Dec 2020, 13:51
Replies: 39
Views: 23,780
Posted By Krone

Oasis I wont shed a tear if this happens ....

Oasis

I wont shed a tear if this happens . Hopefully the Europeans will retaliate and prevent cx from flying to the EU. Period.
After all, asian airlines were the major driving force behind the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
8th Dec 2020, 09:20
Replies: 294
Views: 133,430
Posted By Krone

It appears AHK will be recruiting, but...

It appears AHK will be recruiting, but cautiously, and reading in between the lines, only Hk PR and more than likely, HK resident, if you read the blurb about local workforce.

Air HongKong...
Forum: Middle East
29th Nov 2020, 21:13
Replies: 1,984
Views: 1,921,960
Posted By Krone

krismiler Don't forget CX fired 550 Cathay...

krismiler

Don't forget CX fired 550 Cathay Dragon Pilots and 2000 cabin crew with no prior notice, and then closed the airline.

The expat pilots dont even get an interline ticket home . A...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Nov 2020, 17:23
Replies: 303
Views: 194,910
Posted By Krone

Hardly scraping by is it on full salary for...

Hardly scraping by is it on full salary for sitting on your bum.
try putting yourself in an ( ex) ka guys shoes.
Big bank loan, big school fees, 10 years in hk , established and the rug swept from...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
2nd Nov 2020, 08:36
Replies: 303
Views: 194,910
Posted By Krone

Like any Chinese airline are going to take a hk...

Like any Chinese airline are going to take a hk licensed pilot. The Cx group is not looked upon favourably in the mainland. All those demonstrations tarred everyone with the same brush.
Any new...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
29th Oct 2020, 20:24
Replies: 303
Views: 194,910
Posted By Krone

CX pilot: cos 18, gets monthly pay 80-90k . Gets...

CX pilot: cos 18, gets monthly pay 80-90k . Gets housing either fixed for 2 years or the cos18 rate. Gets kids edu allowance.

gets productivity pay. gets the security of knowing that for now,...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Oct 2020, 06:42
Replies: 303
Views: 194,910
Posted By Krone

From the SCMP , 10 ka pilots are retained by...

From the SCMP , 10 ka pilots are retained by cathay, to retrain others on the narrowbody’

Who are the “ others” they are referring to?
Who arethe lucky 10?
The 3rd floor sycophants?

When...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
19th Oct 2020, 19:33
Replies: 13
Views: 6,043
Posted By Krone

I've started a course in online trolling.

I've started a course in online trolling.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
19th Oct 2020, 19:32
Replies: 134
Views: 80,450
Posted By Krone

I know a few locals, (like most!), who won't...

I know a few locals, (like most!), who won't mourn the shedding of the expat hordes. Yes, you read it here first, expats to make way for locals. Its only right, old chap.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Sep 2020, 20:00
Replies: 39
Views: 31,914
Posted By Krone

Cx and KA are the safest places to be as a pilot....

Cx and KA are the safest places to be as a pilot. Full pay. Everyone else is shedding, hk just stagnant.
Be grateful for your isolation.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Aug 2020, 20:50
Replies: 16
Views: 8,559
Posted By Krone

Its a good time to invest in a vehicle in hk. ...

Its a good time to invest in a vehicle in hk.
Premium niche brands such as Tesla’s are down 30-40% year on year in the classifieds ( ie asiaxpat )
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th Jul 2020, 18:51
Replies: 4
Views: 7,325
Posted By Krone

As long as the National security law remains, the...

As long as the National security law remains, the HK gov and throw taxpayers money into whatever black hole they choose to do without a murmur of dissent
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
18th Jul 2020, 21:01
Replies: 69
Views: 44,225
Posted By Krone

Covid is back. Do CX management have the...

Covid is back. Do CX management have the resourcefulness to orchestrate anything significant before the green shoots of recovery are decimated by another lockdown?

Well , the gov bailout has...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Jun 2020, 21:10
Replies: 8
Views: 7,389
Posted By Krone

The are many disadvantages of working for the CX...

The are many disadvantages of working for the CX group, but when the sh1t hits the global fan, there’s no safer place to be.
Unpaid leave is voluntary. Full basic pay, housing schooling otherwise....
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
9th May 2020, 21:07
Replies: 33
Views: 33,020
Posted By Krone

B scale contracts are pretty solid. A 30 %...

B scale contracts are pretty solid. A 30 % reduction in salary is vague and unenforceable without pilot or more likely, DPA consent . Maybe removal of HDP but thats about it. Even on unpaid leave,...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
7th May 2020, 13:42
Replies: 33
Views: 33,020
Posted By Krone

HK Express is gearing up for a larger future role...

HK Express is gearing up for a larger future role for short haul china & SE asia ops out of hk. With KA diverting some of its A320 Neo’s to hke, we can all see the writing is on the ( lavatory) wall...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
7th Mar 2020, 17:36
Replies: 65
Views: 46,187
Posted By Krone

Redundancies- would you take it

If and when the inevitable happens, should senior A scalers fall on their swords ? Should senior B scalers take the opportunity to leave the company many despise, with a pocket full of cash, and a...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
13th Nov 2019, 16:21
Replies: 49
Views: 37,054
Posted By Krone

Why would anyone care how much tax a privileged...

Why would anyone care how much tax a privileged expat pays? Oh yes, its to say Im a big fat A scale dude, I know more than you, and my pay check makes me better. Despite my girth and Philippine wife...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Nov 2019, 19:36
Replies: 49
Views: 37,054
Posted By Krone

Not sure being a wellpaid, privelaged expat pilot...

Not sure being a wellpaid, privelaged expat pilot really helps, and as a none voter you should keep your sneb out.

Interesting that the demonstrators chased a pilot up the road, thinking he was a...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Sep 2019, 19:03
Replies: 38
Views: 32,314
Posted By Krone

Self centred expat CX pilot. Enough said. reaps...

Self centred expat CX pilot. Enough said. reaps the money, doesn't give a fig about the society they live among.

Go protesters go. Lets see loads down 90%. I might actually get P25 on YVR Jclass...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
31st Aug 2019, 13:41
Replies: 20
Views: 13,709
Posted By Krone

No chance. Most the pilots are compliant with the...

No chance. Most the pilots are compliant with the wishes of their employer. Giving up their social freedoms , not openly discussing the protests, and secretly reporting their local
peers , why...
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