CX, the truth.

[dustyprops]

This is a good thread, and should be treated as a real heads up to anybody who is thinking about leaving their present employment for a job with CX. Everything written is true except for SMOC, i have a feeling that comment is a PR spin. This company has to be absolutely the bottom of the stack in terms of pay, lifestyle, and how we are treated by management. I am based and on the freighter, we have lost 6 guys off the base in the last 8 months, with one more to go end of this month. Joined because i was sold a lifestyle. Turned out to be absolute bol@#$ks.

The job stinks, please pay attention to what is written. both forums.

[Cypher]

Does someone want to tell us what it's like on the PAX fleet... ?

Better hurry because I have a CX interview in the next few weeks...

[dustyprops]

cypher, it's less flying, but the same old s@#t. If your interviewing as an s/o remember: you do the p.a. check, make the bunks for everyone, do the paperwork, and eat the sandwichs. That's the sum total of your onboard duties. Off the aircraft it's Wanchai, and the sim every 3 months. Awesome.

[Cypher]

Cheers dustyprops...

I have been looking at the threads up to 3 months ago, not many positive posts to be had.

I understand company will say 18 months as S/O but reality is anything but.. (3-5 years)? Depending on fleet?

Dan Buster... apologies... I omitted the following off my last post...

[Glass Half Empty]

My vote would be to look elsewhere however an interview costs you nothing other than a bit of homework. If you get to the second interview then a free trip to hong kong is available. You can go and have a look for yourself but more importantly you can see the pollution for yourself and ask the guys who work there what its like. That way you only have yourself to blame if you join, and you won't kick yourselves for years that you were swayed to not apply by anonymous people on an open forum.

[atpcliff]

Hi!

The pay at Cathay is better than virtually ALL the PAX airlines in the US.

Where are these airlines that pay a lot more than Cathay, that Americans could work at?

Thanks!

cliff
KYIP

[NewEssO]

lol!

the crappy thing is, if you don't plan to stick around for long there isn't much point. SO time (P2X) is not recognized ANYWHERE in the world as I was told.

[bobjet]

What seat are you in over there and how long have you worked there?

[Lugano]

The pay at Cathay is better than virtually ALL the PAX airlines in the US.

Where are these airlines that pay a lot more than Cathay, that Americans could work at?

This is exactly correct. From someone who once worked for a European airline all I can say is that most places have no idea how good they have it. Many Americans would love to work for such bad conditions......

I am sure it's far from perfect, but very few US carriers offer much of a career anymore, which is why so many are starting to look elsewhere, including CX.

Incompetence, apathy and a complete lack of accountability abound at many US carriers nowadays and some pilots would like to escape that.

[Bograt]

Lugano, you will NOT escape that same crap here at CX.

[corporal klinger]

Anybody interested in a europe base : salary is in pound sterling, regardless of your base ( fra, cdg, lon, man ) . This means a pay cut of almost 25% due to a falling pound vs the euro over just the last 2 years !! ( mind you, the salary wasn't very good before that! )

Additional, the outlook for the sterling is grim: with further interest cuts due to falling house prices in the U.K. and E.U. central bank battling inflation with steady or even rising interest rates the sterling will most probably fall even lower.

Cathay has no exchange rate protection program like EK. Plus going on shore will add insult to injury...

[alphaflight]

CX US Based DEFO, schedule?

I am considering to interview with CX for the freight side, with a US base, what kind of schedule could one expect?

Will I interview for the freight side, and waste my time and money and be offered Hong Kong?

Do all your trips start and end at your base? or does your 6 days off start in BFE?

Can DEFO's pick, a US bases?

What US base can a new hire expect?

Is CX worth a dam? for a married guy with kids, that has a life?

any good info is greatly appreciated.

[atmonaut]

Pay

Hey guys,

For those of you wanting to know the pay and benefits. Check out www.airlinepilotcentral.com on the international section. It is in US dollars, but it might give you an idea.

Later,

[FIRESYSOK]

As written before, the www.airlinepilotcentral.com scale for US DEFO are not correct for new joiners. Get with the programme, will you?

[MayanAviator]

CX, a good option ???

Hey guys,

I sent my online application for DEFO at CX with a US base, by reading your thread's i'm trying to find out ,if joining cx is a good idea.

I work for Aeromexico in Mexico city wich is one of the best airlines in my country, in the last 6 months we (the pilots) lost the 30% of our income as FO (from 6,000 to 3,800 a month) plus we have an increase of taxes in the last 3 months.
Then, if we talk about pollution, in mexico city we have the highest level in almost everything air,water,trash you named plus if you add the crime, is almost impossible to live here.
The exchange rate is 1 usd= 10.5 mexican pesos and is getting worse
Does anyone have the correct scale for US DEFO for new joiners?
Pls tell me?, if i'm waisting my time with CX.
TKS