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Forum: Middle East
18th Mar 2018, 01:21
Replies: 2
Views: 1,717
Posted By CX-HOR

Carriage of bike bags on ZED tickets

Hi all in the land of sand.

Looking to travel to Europe from Oz with a bike bag on Emirates on a ZED ticket. I have checked the website for restrictions (having been stung $150USD when trying to...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Aug 2016, 03:14
Replies: 17
Views: 8,152
Posted By CX-HOR

Just thinking? Say you were the major...

Just thinking?
Say you were the major shareholders/directors in a vertically integrated aviation company where fuel accounted for 30% of your costs. You are sick of having to share your hard earned...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Jul 2016, 01:57
Replies: 48
Views: 39,367
Posted By CX-HOR

Thanks Sonic and Buzz for your contributions.

Thanks Sonic and Buzz for your contributions.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2016, 07:42
Replies: 48
Views: 39,367
Posted By CX-HOR

Thanks Underfire, Your formula relates to...

Thanks Underfire,

Your formula relates to the altitude correction for cold weather.

My Company already specifies conservative corrections to be added to altitudes depending on ISA dev, what...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2016, 02:02
Replies: 48
Views: 39,367
Posted By CX-HOR

FPA correction during Cold Weather approaches

I fly the A330 and my Company has just renewed its guidance on how to fly NPA's with cold weather altimetry corrections. As with most guidance it issues important considerations have been left out,...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th Jul 2016, 03:46
Replies: 41
Views: 18,603
Posted By CX-HOR

If they were concerned enough about the Labour...

If they were concerned enough about the Labour Tribunal/Court Cases to want them dropped in the TA, wouldn't now be the time to ramp up those cases, maybe add anymore that have been on the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
29th Jun 2016, 04:01
Replies: 52
Views: 24,912
Posted By CX-HOR

Amazing "skills" by the flight crew, from the...

Amazing "skills" by the flight crew, from the photo they even managed to do a normal cleanup/acceleration before clearing Big Buddha. Would have been interesting if they started the missed approach...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Apr 2016, 02:19
Replies: 198
Views: 133,537
Posted By CX-HOR

Airbus have just opened a new Aviation Training...

Airbus have just opened a new Aviation Training Centre in SIN with 3 A350 and 2 A330 sims for type ratings and RTs etc. This might be an avenue for them to increase their training rate whether it be...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
26th Apr 2016, 13:22
Replies: 198
Views: 133,537
Posted By CX-HOR

Perhaps Hugo a number of COS99 guys who fully...

Perhaps Hugo a number of COS99 guys who fully intend to work past 55 felt the Company offer at the time was poor and were confident enough to play the long game. Perhaps thinking that in the future...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
8th Apr 2016, 06:47
Replies: 36
Views: 18,802
Posted By CX-HOR

I would like to second Rice Powers comments. ...

I would like to second Rice Powers comments.
Trafalgar implores everyone else to "leave Cathay", or use the former "6x7 sickness events" to get back at the Company for some injustice, and funnily...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th Apr 2016, 02:00
Replies: 29
Views: 10,751
Posted By CX-HOR

A small correction I think. MG was pres for the...

A small correction I think. MG was pres for the housing deal but what was agreed was essentially the Company proposal not what the AOA had put forward. Perhaps someone a bit closer to negotiations...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
29th Mar 2016, 05:37
Replies: 29
Views: 10,751
Posted By CX-HOR

No, from memory Steve T was at the helm for...

No, from memory Steve T was at the helm for 5-4-3, Murray gave us credit free reserve in return for A days and Paul W successfully brought in RA65 without 25 year housing and without bypass for those...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Mar 2016, 01:24
Replies: 24
Views: 11,108
Posted By CX-HOR

Great, Ivan does an interview in English on...

Great,

Ivan does an interview in English on Bloomberg and the share price drops 2.3%. At some stage the Directors must take action. He is more chuffed at squeezing 3% productivity out of everyone...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Nov 2015, 02:38
Replies: 70
Views: 28,275
Posted By CX-HOR

Sadly there are many more like ACMS in the AOA,...

Sadly there are many more like ACMS in the AOA, focussing on the extraneous, or not concerned if there is nothing in it directly for them, whilst simultaneously glibly accepting verbal assurances of...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Sep 2015, 12:51
Replies: 65
Views: 27,057
Posted By CX-HOR

Mark has actually told us what we should do. If...

Mark has actually told us what we should do. If we need longer at Despatch just Take it, HAS will run out of busses and someone will end up with egg on their face.

Will add nothing to safety,...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Sep 2015, 12:40
Replies: 65
Views: 27,057
Posted By CX-HOR

So reading between the lines. For the whole...

So reading between the lines.

For the whole of this year we have been blamed if the bus leaves later than ETD-60 but nobody cared to tell us until now.

ISD unilaterally decide to leave the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
21st Sep 2015, 07:36
Replies: 42
Views: 24,143
Posted By CX-HOR

As soon as knowledge of this letter was posted on...

As soon as knowledge of this letter was posted on Prune the AOA would have known it would eventually leak to the Press and they would be asked for comment.

To have absolutely nothing to say...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2015, 09:10
Replies: 18
Views: 9,863
Posted By CX-HOR

However you won't know the result until you turn...

However you won't know the result until you turn them back on, so it is not recommended. The voting logic might cause some very unintended consequences if it (ADR) was still faulty.

Better the...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
21st Aug 2015, 09:05
Replies: 23
Views: 10,023
Posted By CX-HOR

I am looking forward to hearing the profit share...

I am looking forward to hearing the profit share announcement of yet again "the lesser of X weeks or XXXHKD". Once again devaluing the true effect we have had on reducing costs.

ASKs increased...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
15th Aug 2015, 01:45
Replies: 59
Views: 32,893
Posted By CX-HOR

Curtain Rod et al, wake up and smell the coffee!...

Curtain Rod et al, wake up and smell the coffee! F10 is a realist not a defeatist, if you think that every Union member shares the same level of commitment as you then you are going to be very...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Jun 2015, 04:50
Replies: 19
Views: 14,674
Posted By CX-HOR

hypothetical question for the brains trust

So in the past Cathay have recruited DECs on the freighter and also DEFOs on bases because of a "lack of suitably qualified candidates" (according to their assessment criteria).

Would it be legal...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Jan 2015, 12:42
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,046
Posted By CX-HOR

Airbus design philosophy "keep the pilot in the dark".

Disclaimer, I fly Airbus so don't call me a Boeing troll.

How does a whole family of aircraft (Airbus FBW) get certified when through Air Asia, Air France, Lufthansa and the many other reports of,...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
12th Oct 2014, 01:47
Replies: 21
Views: 8,557
Posted By CX-HOR

Goathead, you may call me predictable and boring,...

Goathead, you may call me predictable and boring, I would prefer rational.
As a reasonably senior employee I feel it a duty to point out to other more excitable guys what I have learned from dealing...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
11th Oct 2014, 10:14
Replies: 21
Views: 8,557
Posted By CX-HOR

Time will tell on that one. Bargaining 101,...

Time will tell on that one.

Bargaining 101, make your last offer at the final second.

Chess, always think at least two steps ahead. Let pilots think the threat of CC will influence Mgts...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
3rd Sep 2014, 02:03
Replies: 13
Views: 5,301
Posted By CX-HOR

Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family so and...

Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family so and remember the famous quote to the masses, "Let them eat cabbage".

So our pay-rise should include enough for 1kilo of cabbage (or broccoli) per...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th Aug 2014, 01:33
Replies: 10
Views: 5,114
Posted By CX-HOR

And not to mention, waiting another couple of...

And not to mention, waiting another couple of weeks for the next "mediation" session to be fruitless, buys the Company more of the summer peak period whilst we remain in good faith.

Makes us look...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
31st Jul 2014, 02:22
Replies: 44
Views: 17,350
Posted By CX-HOR

Sounds like 3 man LRO to Europe will solve the...

Sounds like 3 man LRO to Europe will solve the problem then!
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
25th May 2014, 03:54
Replies: 5
Views: 3,253
Posted By CX-HOR

Safety Video

Plagiarised from another forum I admit, but could you ever imagine Cathay producing a safety video as progressive or just entertaining as this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQDip9V49U0
...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
14th May 2014, 10:01
Replies: 58
Views: 19,511
Posted By CX-HOR

If the survey had been commissioned by the board...

If the survey had been commissioned by the board of directors and was sent directly to them unedited, then I could see some value in doing it. But from the managers asking for a scorecard on them,...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
5th May 2014, 05:41
Replies: 21
Views: 11,747
Posted By CX-HOR

Asian Eagle, I am more making the point that...

Asian Eagle,

I am more making the point that a regulatory sim that is not complete for whatever reason, be it sickness or poor performance has a huge multiplier effect and burden on Crew Control....
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
4th May 2014, 03:15
Replies: 21
Views: 11,747
Posted By CX-HOR

I'm with Quad and TwoT on this one

I was around for MSS and saw exactly how many "staunch" union members followed the union's guidance.

Since then we have never had a president/GC that was interested in moulding the AOA into a...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
16th Dec 2013, 13:43
Replies: 5
Views: 4,905
Posted By CX-HOR

Back then you also had only to do 700 hours in...

Back then you also had only to do 700 hours in the year (without overtime) before going away for the rest of the time. Now, though we get overtime you don't stop flying until you hit 900 hours. That...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
11th Dec 2013, 05:25
Replies: 48
Views: 13,222
Posted By CX-HOR

Divide and Conquer: Already used,...

Divide and Conquer:


Already used, remember the last pay-deal withheld the first 5% increase for Junior Captain scales in return for no more Freighter only commands (as if the Company needed any...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
10th Dec 2013, 03:19
Replies: 48
Views: 13,222
Posted By CX-HOR

Who are being selfish? Wow nitpicker such...

Who are being selfish?

Wow nitpicker such anger towards non-members.
When I look back on recent changes to my contract voted on by the AOA it seems that the selfishness is most prominent from...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
27th Oct 2013, 13:18
Replies: 14
Views: 6,058
Posted By CX-HOR

We aren't getting anything yet

I have been advised that the AOA actually hasn't filed its claim to the Labour Council as yet. I can confirm that the six year limit on claims is effective from the Date of Court hearing, not even...
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