Cathay Career progression

[ERJdca]

ahhhhhhhhh, Cathay Pacific...the good old days.

Oh no, he's back........

 

[mach10]

Once you are employed by CX as an S/O you cannot actually take a freighter course until 1 year after your first initial line check. In order to be eligible the company will review your previous experience (forget what it is) and current sim performances.

Maybe this is what the contract says, but a guy (DESO) who just left CX told me that they don't allow this anymore. He said you need to have completed your second line check before you're deemed eligible for a freighter course (plus have DEFO experience on DOJ, passed sim, etc). Any truth to this?

 

[Bjammin]

Maybe this is what the contract says, but a guy (DESO) who just left CX told me that they don't allow this anymore. He said you need to have completed your second line check before you're deemed eligible for a freighter course (plus have DEFO experience on DOJ, passed sim, etc). Any truth to this?

One year after your initial line check you would have another annual line check, so that makes sense. I also can't think of anyone getting hired as an SO that didn't have some FO experience.

SO's also do sims every month so i'm sure they are being evaluated all the time.

I'm not an SO so I may be wrong on all of these, but it seems to be pretty simmple.

 

[ERJdca]

Maybe this is what the contract says, but a guy (DESO) who just left CX told me that they don't allow this anymore. He said you need to have completed your second line check before you're deemed eligible for a freighter course (plus have DEFO experience on DOJ, passed sim, etc). Any truth to this?

To be more accurate, you can take your upgrade interview anytime after your first initial line check, but you're not allowed start your F/O course until you have completed your first ANNUAL line check. So yes, 1 intial, 1 annual.

 

[mach10]

Thanks for the clarification guys. Makes sense now. The guy sounded like you have to pass 2 annual line checks before making the switch. I'm joining as a DESO and just wondering what my options are when it's time to upgrade.

 

[(o) (o)]

SO's also do sims every month so i'm sure they are being evaluated all the time.

I'm not an SO so I may be wrong on all of these, but it seems to be pretty simmple.

No No No, it's should be: HE'S back!!! Providing information about stuff he is totally unfamiliar with, as always.

The next guy to claim that he is "just trying to help"..I am gonna puke!!!

 

[ACT700]

Puke, Puke, Puke...!!!

 

[mach10]

Spare us the nuisance if you don't have anything positive to contribute.

 

[the turtle]

Well I just applied for an FO postion with 5700TT, 1500 121PIC, 4000 Turbine...should I have applied as an SO?

 

[Bjammin]

No. Your competitive with those hours.

Best of luck

 

[the turtle]

Thanks.

ERJdca, are you ex-YV?

 

[ERJdca]

Thanks.

ERJdca, are you ex-YV?

yep. Feel free to PM me with any questions.

 

[Trash8Mofo]

Has CX been making any exceptions to the DEFO mins? I have about 850 121 PIC in the Dash 8, and about 600 in the 737 (current job). of which half is in the 737NG with 180ETOPs. I sorta neither here nor there. what daya think? apply anyways?

 

[Bozzworth]

Competitive Hours?

What are the competitive hours for a FO position? I currently have about 3000TT 1000 hours PIC jet and also about 1000 hours 121.

 

[ERJdca]

What are the competitive hours for a FO position? I currently have about 3000TT 1000 hours PIC jet and also about 1000 hours 121.

There have been exceptions but the "Majority" interviewed for F/O positions have;

4000+ TT
1000+ PIC (Jet)

Having said that, there have been guys with NO PIC time but 8-9000TT (Furloughees) and also guys with less than 4000TT but are Military. Many of our S/O's also have quite a bit of time. They also seem to favor the aircraft size (prop/jet) in which your time is in. I know a guy with a 1K pic time in a 1900 who is an S/O and another guy who has the same TT but his PIC was in an RJ and was offered an F/O interview.