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Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

20th Sep 2011, 03:21

Replies: 188

Survey: Are you accepting their offer?

Views: 40,084

Posted By LazyEights

@China Beached - Just want to correct something...

@China Beached - Just want to correct something you wrote. The CEP's in CX did not get the HKPA due to the RDO coming into effect. The RDO basically states "same job - same pay" which means that all...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

15th Sep 2011, 15:44

Replies: 8,341

Cathay Pacific Cadet Pilot Programme

Views: 4,606,399

Posted By LazyEights

Don't let GJS start a strain that suggests CX are...

Don't let GJS start a strain that suggests CX are out to fail you on your upgrade. That's not the case at all. Just know that it might be a while before you actually get to your upgrade, by which...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

15th Sep 2011, 11:57

Replies: 23

Cathay SO lifestyle and work/life balance?

Views: 12,301

Posted By LazyEights

ATRPilot - Do some more reading. You are not...

ATRPilot - Do some more reading. You are not going to join as a DESO. You will join as a Cadet.

If you're girlfriend has no particular skills, she will find it VERY difficult to get a job as she...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

14th Sep 2011, 07:14

Replies: 8,341

Cathay Pacific Cadet Pilot Programme

Views: 4,606,399

Posted By LazyEights

GJS - No I don't think that is an accurate...

GJS - No I don't think that is an accurate summary at all.

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

10th Sep 2011, 06:06

Replies: 13

Cathay Facts, not opinions

Views: 9,488

Posted By LazyEights

@Capt.Undies - Absolutely true. Flip side being...

@Capt.Undies - Absolutely true. Flip side being that after year two, the tax bill should go down once the IRD realises that you earned USD200k less than they expected and you're actually just one of...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

10th Sep 2011, 05:32

Replies: 8,341

Cathay Pacific Cadet Pilot Programme

Views: 4,606,399

Posted By LazyEights

@BaronBlue - Interest rate is P-2.5ish. P being...

@BaronBlue - Interest rate is P-2.5ish. P being the Prime Interest Rate which is sitting at 5.25% now. Banks will loan 60% of their valuation of the property for properties valued below 8M. Above 8M...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

10th Sep 2011, 04:44

Replies: 8,341

Cathay Pacific Cadet Pilot Programme

Views: 4,606,399

Posted By LazyEights

Miguli - Let me address some of your points. ...

Miguli - Let me address some of your points.

Age 39 - I hate to say this but you may be getting a little long in the tooth although with the rate of take up at this level, the desperate may be...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

9th Sep 2011, 14:07

Replies: 13

Cathay Facts, not opinions

Views: 9,488

Posted By LazyEights

Taxes

Krashman - The IRD (Inland revenue department) will take your pay for the first year and essentially double it to project your earnings for the next year. You will be taxed at full rate for the first...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

9th Sep 2011, 13:55

Replies: 8,341

Cathay Pacific Cadet Pilot Programme

Views: 4,606,399

Posted By LazyEights

Woefully inadequate

Dan Buster - Interesting choice of words. I just wrote exactly that in a long article highlighting some hard truth about what CX is not telling you guys who are thinking about joining.

Nutshell -...

Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes

9th Sep 2011, 08:24

Replies: 8,341

Cathay Pacific Cadet Pilot Programme

Views: 4,606,399

Posted By LazyEights

MUST READ FOR CX POTENTIAL NEW JOINERS – They Are

As the title of this post suggests, the "opportunities" provided by Cathay Pacific to fly for a premiere airline are fraught with pitfalls, many of which will not become clear to the new joiner until...

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