Cathy Pacific questions

[seatrumpeter]

No classes in '09 and enought people in the pool for anticpated '10 classes. No interviews in '09. Plenty of time to study then. For an '11 start date.

Oh well... Things can change.

 

[Cpt. Underpants]

oh yes Beej, I forgot one "event" in my tenure with CX...

VSS

That was the "Voluntary Separation Scheme" in '99.

Le plus ca change le plus ca le meme chose

 

[poydras]

Go to work on time, no hassles.
How much fuel you want?
CFP fuel is good.
takeoff A/P on. CTWO+ brief. land. shutdown checklist.
26 of everymonth,paycheck is in!!!
Health ins; almost everything is covered 100%.
15% ret. scheme.
happy or not is up to you what to make of a flying job.
PS 18-19 days off...now I am really happy!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mxer]

While I don't work there, most carriers have similar issues. I try to go by one simple rule. Once the door closes, management stays on the ground. Your getting paid to do something that you use to think was fun. And, your not in a factory. Those are the ones that really work for a living.

 

[unwashed]

There has been lots of RJ FO's hired recently, including me. If you have the mins. definatley apply now and keep updating because who knows what will be competitive when the interviews start again. When I started the process I had 4000tt and 2500 Rj and at that time I was interviewing for an FO spot. During the rest of the process several airlines went TU and the competitive mins shot up over night. Its all about timing.

Nice picture of the former PH logo. You still there?

 

[skypine69]

I was hired with about 5500 rj time and of that 4000 pic rj. still waiting for a class though.

 

[Sioux115]

Nice picture of the former PH logo. You still there?

Yep. For another year it looks like. Gotta love the Meatball!

 

[captain822]

Yep. For another year it looks like. Gotta love the Meatball!

Sioux...what were your times when you got hired? And what is 1st year pay now?

 

[Sioux115]

I had about 4200tt when I was hired for a SO position. I haven't seen my official T&C's yet but I was told the first year SO salary is about $50,000 USD.

Sioux...what were your times when you got hired? And what is 1st year pay now?

 

[captain822]

I had about 4200tt when I was hired for a SO position. I haven't seen my official T&C's yet but I was told the first year SO salary is about $50,000 USD.

My bad...I thought you were hired without PIC time for the FO position. Thanks for the info.

 

[saviboy]

My bad...I thought you were hired without PIC time for the FO position. Thanks for the info.

I believe cathay doesnt require nor care about turbine PIC time. to be confirmed though

 

[i'mbatman]

Cathay has hired a few RJ FO's into the right seat but it is pretty rare. Infact I joined with one. My guess for the future though is that with more experienced guys on the street in the future, CX will go back to trying to bring those guys on initially. It seems the RJ FO's that were hired into the DEFO spot, were hired during the early to mid 2006 era when Delta, NWA, United, Continental, etc were all hiring again, albiet briefly.

 

[Sioux115]

My initial interview was for a FO position in May. Within a couple of weeks of the interview Oasis, Aloha, ATA, etc. all put pilots on the street sending the competition level sky high.

 

[Fly-By-Cable]

So CX doesn't usually hire directly into the right seat? Even with 121 pic?

 

[Bjammin]

So CX doesn't usually hire directly into the right seat? Even with 121 pic?

Yes, they do. But I don't whink we will be hiring again for a couple of years. We're at least 5% over crewed.

Competitive mins when I got hired 4 years ago were about 2000 PIC 121 or military fast jet.