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Forum: Middle East
1st Mar 2024, 01:13
Replies: 217
Views: 221,854
Posted By Porterboy

Any rumours about non-typed pilots being...

Any rumours about non-typed pilots being considered? Currently flying the Embraer 175 and trying to decide between upgrading or taking a right seat on a 37.
Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes
10th Jan 2024, 23:16
Replies: 780
Views: 497,655
Posted By Porterboy

Great, thanks for info!

Great, thanks for info!
Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes
9th Jan 2024, 17:06
Replies: 780
Views: 497,655
Posted By Porterboy

I've heard that the laid off foreign SO's might...

I've heard that the laid off foreign SO's might be getting brought back soon. Anybody know if those who were given a start date in 2020 (but never made it on property before Covid) might be contacted...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
22nd Nov 2023, 04:57
Replies: 25
Views: 11,075
Posted By Porterboy

Is Cathay even planning on hiring DESO's again?...

Is Cathay even planning on hiring DESO's again? Last I heard, that ship has sailed and they're now filling those ranks exclusively with local cadets. i.e. your only option as someone who's trained...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Apr 2023, 14:34
Replies: 54
Views: 24,283
Posted By Porterboy

Aw that sounds horrible!!

Aw that sounds horrible!!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
7th Apr 2023, 04:03
Replies: 54
Views: 24,283
Posted By Porterboy

Good to know, thanks. Makes sense that DEFOs...

Good to know, thanks. Makes sense that DEFOs would be the priority. How massive of a cadet backlog are we talking here? Is hiring unlikely within the next year then?
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Apr 2023, 14:22
Replies: 54
Views: 24,283
Posted By Porterboy

Are there any updates on potential DESO hiring?...

Are there any updates on potential DESO hiring? Have any of the laid off guys been recalled or does Cathay intend for SO positions to be filled solely by cadets going forward? I was reading this...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Sep 2020, 13:18
Replies: 153
Views: 73,699
Posted By Porterboy

All of us on the delayed ADL advanced entry...

All of us on the delayed ADL advanced entry courses from early spring were just told our offers are rescinded, so if there’s any courses still happening, those are the cadets.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
13th Aug 2020, 01:26
Replies: 53
Views: 35,471
Posted By Porterboy

I was going to start as an SO earlier this year,...

I was going to start as an SO earlier this year, but thanks to Covid, that was cancelled and I am now unemployed and looking to start from the bottom once again (likely chucking bags into aircraft in...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
7th Feb 2020, 14:19
Replies: 56
Views: 46,493
Posted By Porterboy

Seriously! What planet are these guys living on....

Seriously! What planet are these guys living on. Who the heck is going to get this company out of this mess if upper/executive management disappears and goes on 3 weeks of leave. We are not that...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Jan 2020, 13:03
Replies: 9
Views: 4,657
Posted By Porterboy

*200,000HKD for a period of 36 months, but still...

*200,000HKD for a period of 36 months, but still a sizeable bond nonetheless.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
23rd Dec 2019, 05:13
Replies: 26
Views: 15,815
Posted By Porterboy

Unless you’re American, you’d have the same...

Unless you’re American, you’d have the same sentiment at most other airlines because pilot wages have been depressed almost everywhere. Fact of the matter is that COS18 is an embarrassment of a...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
18th Dec 2019, 03:48
Replies: 35
Views: 18,432
Posted By Porterboy

Supposedly hiring has been frozen for the near...

Supposedly hiring has been frozen for the near future. At least for SO’s..
Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes
24th Sep 2019, 10:53
Replies: 4
Views: 4,216
Posted By Porterboy

Asthma Free Running Test

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but is this 6 minute free running test able to be conducted in Australia (Guessing that's where you're from)? I no longer have asthma, but the CX medical team still...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th Aug 2019, 00:54
Replies: 25
Views: 21,853
Posted By Porterboy

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Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes
27th May 2019, 14:51
Replies: 155
Views: 147,618
Posted By Porterboy

I wish I saw this thread while I was waiting in...

I wish I saw this thread while I was waiting in agony for interview dates. Got mine for end of July. Submitted all documents in March. Currently 270TT with CPL IATRA, etc.. Has this whatsapp group...
Forum: Middle East
17th Apr 2019, 22:00
Replies: 40
Views: 50,064
Posted By Porterboy

If you come to EK with only Boeing time and...

If you come to EK with only Boeing time and consequently get put on the 777, are you SOL with regards to eventually switching to the 380 (or 330/350 down the line) when an opening comes up?
Forum: Canada
17th Mar 2019, 23:51
Replies: 4
Views: 2,901
Posted By Porterboy

That is precisely why I wouldn't want to use it...

That is precisely why I wouldn't want to use it if it runs on FSX. As an avid PC simmer myself, I know it's got it's limitations in terms of flight dynamics and I wouldn't trust it to replicate real...
Forum: Canada
16th Mar 2019, 19:14
Replies: 4
Views: 2,901
Posted By Porterboy

Sim Eval Practice

Are there any decent widebody sims available in Canada to prepare for a sim eval? I've never flown a jet before so I think it would be helpful to get a taste of it first. I recall reading that there...
Forum: Canada
4th Mar 2019, 05:42
Replies: 10
Views: 3,159
Posted By Porterboy

I went the aviation diploma route and I almost...

I went the aviation diploma route and I almost feel like I wasted my time, money, and energy cause at the flight school next door, they have a deal with Encore to take you from a PPL to an Instructor...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Feb 2019, 19:27
Replies: 23
Views: 16,660
Posted By Porterboy

Here is Air Canada's publicly available...

Here is Air Canada's publicly available contract... http://negotech.labour.gc.ca/eng/agreements/13/1323006a.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2019, 06:03
Replies: 103
Views: 94,722
Posted By Porterboy

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/990x624/10216298793_39fe20de93_b_d2fba66c7a39b521b428fe2f489792000e8d8ad8.jpg
This is making the rounds on another forum. Shame it's going on the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
6th Jan 2019, 00:26
Replies: 41
Views: 12,929
Posted By Porterboy

How does that even happen? I’ve never heard of an...

How does that even happen? I’ve never heard of an updated contract that essentially nullifies union representation anywhere else. Well that’s the final straw for me. To the desert I go.. How does...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Jan 2019, 19:21
Replies: 41
Views: 12,929
Posted By Porterboy

Actually? How is that possible? (I'm an outsider...

Actually? How is that possible? (I'm an outsider just curious) Do they have any representation at all?

EDIT: and does this thing you're all voting on have anything at all to do with anyone on...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
29th Dec 2018, 15:34
Replies: 72
Views: 51,765
Posted By Porterboy

I feel like your message would be better received...

I feel like your message would be better received by pilots aspiring to work at Cathay (at least DESO/DEFO's) if it was communicated more like this: "Don't apply to Cathay. We have been fighting for...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Nov 2018, 23:41
Replies: 34
Views: 14,410
Posted By Porterboy

It's not worth it any more unless CX is forced to...

It's not worth it any more unless CX is forced to improve the contract. The fact that there are Cathay pilots going to WS Encore speaks volumes. CX was my career goal, but after researching a ton on...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Oct 2018, 04:43
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

Already happening here too. I have no idea how...

Already happening here too. I have no idea how they manage to entice foreigners to come fly here. If you think COS18 at Cathay is bad, check out what's on offer here. But yes, I get it, and I'm most...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Oct 2018, 01:46
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

Don't even have to mention it Flex... ...

Don't even have to mention it Flex...

(posted earlier in thread)...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Oct 2018, 01:42
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

I totally understand where you're coming from and...

I totally understand where you're coming from and that's why I said this earlier in the thread..

I know I'd be going in and taking people's jobs which is why I'm hesitant to apply. But after I...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Oct 2018, 21:16
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

No kidding! I'll have to polish up that resume.

No kidding! I'll have to polish up that resume.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Oct 2018, 21:12
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

Nail in the coffin

Saw this posted in the KA thread in the wannabees forum. This is awful. wow. Especially considering how long a new comer will be stuck on the SO/FO wages. I thought it was a general rule to spend no...
Forum: South Asia and Far East Wannabes
14th Oct 2018, 20:59
Replies: 2,492
Views: 1,131,144
Posted By Porterboy

Wait so there's only 2 steps of pay for SO, 2 for...

Wait so there's only 2 steps of pay for SO, 2 for FO, and only 4 steps for Captain? Captain 4 pay is as high as it ever goes? This whole thing is absolute garbage. Wow.
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Oct 2018, 16:09
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

I’ve considered Dragon, but on top of being shy...

I’ve considered Dragon, but on top of being shy of the required experience, it looks like it’s the exact same contract being offered for Cathay DFO’s; pilots of which get to fly around the world, not...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Oct 2018, 03:57
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

Great question... I have no idea. The options out...

Great question... I have no idea. The options out there aren't great. I can hardly pay my student loans where I'm at. Should've chosen another career or gone to the military in hindsight... That...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Oct 2018, 02:57
Replies: 108
Views: 48,452
Posted By Porterboy

Fair enough Clear Sky!

Fair enough Clear Sky!
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