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Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Aug 2022, 04:11
Replies: 274
Views: 148,629
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

You mean like Cathay Dragon? They certainly did...

You mean like Cathay Dragon?
They certainly did a good job looking after "is" employees, preserving jobs and keeping the airline going - indeed better than most!
No other airline could have done it...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
28th Jul 2021, 09:35
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

Pickuptruck …and none of it related to...

Pickuptruck

…and none of it related to rights with respect to a company closure or take-over.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Jul 2021, 06:23
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

swh Not quite…in the real, civilised world...

swh

Not quite…in the real, civilised world even your mill workers have rights.

I can recommend this world over Hong Kong, you should try it swh, it’s a breath of fresh air, literally.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th Jul 2021, 07:53
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

Wow swh, you have definitely convinced me now. ...

Wow swh, you have definitely convinced me now.

Cathay has done the right thing then, I'm sure they will win the "caring company" price this year again.
I must have been wrong all along...It's...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
25th Jul 2021, 13:45
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

When I read your arguments swh, I can't help...

When I read your arguments swh, I can't help feeling like a teenager being lectured about life by teachers, bound by a certain idealism while being stuck in the past.
To me it almost sounds like...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Jul 2021, 20:27
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

swh I respect your kind words, and likewise...

swh

I respect your kind words, and likewise - my greatest respect to CX pilots.
However, I don't believe I have ever suggested a KA employee to be a CX employee.
Instead, a KA employee was a...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
21st Jul 2021, 06:04
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

swh - you miss my point completely. ...

swh - you miss my point completely.

doublelift is talking about the small percentage of laid off - very junior - CX pilots having "more time with the company than those ex KA guys".

Through my...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
20th Jul 2021, 08:12
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

doublelift Makes sense that these...

doublelift

Makes sense that these non-resident one-stripers, laid off while on probation (?) should operate the many KA airbuses to all the KA destinations ahead of 20+ years senior guys who have...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Jul 2021, 19:26
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

Dingleberry, Add another except... ...

Dingleberry,

Add another except...

Except it isn't really a new airline or a defunct employer per se, is it? We were effectively one airline.
Dragon was Cathay.
Cathay made sure of telling us...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Jul 2021, 16:00
Replies: 143
Views: 67,528
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

LongTimeInCX I can imagine it being just as...

LongTimeInCX

I can imagine it being just as galling as the thought of a 23/24 yr KA crew (who has had Hong Kong as their home for decades), who joined with significant previous and/or military...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
31st May 2021, 06:20
Replies: 365
Views: 214,513
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

ToCatLady Your post, IMHO, takes the price...

ToCatLady

Your post, IMHO, takes the price as the lamest and most arrogant post on PPRUNE for a while, and I praise that Cathay still has sensible employees like BabyYoda to add some well-informed...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th May 2021, 01:12
Replies: 113
Views: 74,059
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

swh Wow, just wow - and we used to work out...

swh

Wow, just wow - and we used to work out of the same crew check-in facilities just over 6 months ago?

You sound like you have the solution there - almost like a CX manager, with a lot of...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Mar 2021, 08:57
Replies: 365
Views: 214,513
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

No, AdB29 - read it again - I said "contrary to...

No, AdB29 - read it again - I said "contrary to quite a few senior pilots sacrificed from KA and still residing in HKG, these guys are probably not inclined to take a 320 F/O job with HKE" - in other...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Mar 2021, 07:05
Replies: 365
Views: 214,513
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

Absolutely correct, and I know quite a few of...

Absolutely correct, and I know quite a few of them too.
But I think you are missing the point and they were not the ones AdB29 were referring to.

If they are, I fully agree and stand corrected -...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Mar 2021, 06:05
Replies: 365
Views: 214,513
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

Haha, no way it does - I have had enough time in...

Haha, no way it does - I have had enough time in the industry to know that.
I did however think that seniority mattered, but oh well, another blow to the industry in general. It's becoming the gift...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Mar 2021, 01:04
Replies: 365
Views: 214,513
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

AdB29 How do you know foreginers are not...

AdB29

How do you know foreginers are not asking for protection? Plenty of "foreginers" I know are seeing Hong Kong as their home and is fighting for their right to local jobs ahead of people who...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Mar 2021, 00:57
Replies: 365
Views: 214,513
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

No AdB29 - it was not "our own company" - it was...

No AdB29 - it was not "our own company" - it was YOUR company - Cathay Pacific (that by the way hardly any KA pilot trusted), who fired us - while YOUR company will take our airplanes and routes and...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Nov 2020, 23:39
Replies: 33
Views: 21,634
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

hyg: You even go so far as call it a "merger"! ...

hyg:
You even go so far as call it a "merger"!

merger
/ˈməːdʒə/

noun

a combination of two things, especially companies, into one
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Nov 2020, 23:34
Replies: 33
Views: 21,634
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

"Those guys" didn't choose to be part of Cathay...

"Those guys" didn't choose to be part of Cathay either.
Yet KA pilots have been told the last 10 years "we", "us" with everything regarding Cathay - we were (apparently!) part of the family (when it...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Nov 2020, 22:57
Replies: 33
Views: 21,634
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

LLLQNH, try to find a bit of empathy here. We...

LLLQNH, try to find a bit of empathy here.
We have always been led to believe that seniority is key in a pilot job.

So to answer your question from my viewpoint - YES, I think they are less...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Nov 2015, 11:34
Replies: 70
Views: 28,236
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

CX STAFF???

ACMS - Do you need to wear a CX Uniform and fly CX painted aircraft to have the privilege of a priority 25?
How would you feel if a 6 month senior office clerk working in KA house (CX employee with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Oct 2008, 01:02
Replies: 46
Views: 18,176
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

3 Sterlings

The original Sterling of Krogager's was Sterling Airways. Almost a "Danish Legacy" carrier. A pioneer, a "sterling" airline, wonderful terms and conditions - a great airline to fly with and to work...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th May 2008, 07:04
Replies: 3
Views: 986
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

In my airline, on an ID90 ticket, we get 90% off...

In my airline, on an ID90 ticket, we get 90% off the surcharges as well (which these days are a substantial cost on a long haul ticket). However, that's only on our own airline and our sister airline...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Feb 2008, 07:12
Replies: 34
Views: 8,872
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

Wouldn't wish for anybody I know to fly with, or...

Wouldn't wish for anybody I know to fly with, or for, any airline in China (or Republic of China (Taiwan) for that matter) - and I tell anyone I know to avoid these carriers, like they would the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
23rd Dec 2007, 13:32
Replies: 16
Views: 3,373
Posted By Stone Temple Pilot

Last 2 rosters (330) sees an improvement for me,...

Last 2 rosters (330) sees an improvement for me, personally. Also, I have come across F/O's with 12 days/off in December and/or January, which is pretty good for short haul in this day and age. This...
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