Update on Cathay Pacific?

[typhoonpilot]

aa717driver:

Don't wait until you hit the street to apply to Emirates. It took me 37 weeks to get an interview and another 12 until I got a class.

They are really just testing the waters with selected Americans right now. The secret to getting an interview is having dual citizenship or having worked overseas before. Although a spouse with overseas life experience has helped one guy from TWA get an interview. The other really helpful thing is current in A-320, A-330, B-777, B-767/757, and/or B-737 EFIS/NG.

Some years back some of the Eastern pilots who worked here left a bad taste at Emirates for American pilots. There are now only four of us here and one more on his way. Hopefully we can help smooth over the bad feelings from the past and that will lead Emirates recruitment to try guys who haven't worked overseas before.

If you really are interested they require resignation of your number and I highly recommend getting the app in now. We are at 46 airplanes now with 103 to 107 due by 2010 and then another 30 percent increase by 2013. Watch the Paris Airshow for a big announcement.

Typhoonpilot

 

[blade230]

It is true that Cathay love to hire Canadian pilots, but they DO regularly hire flight instructors, not just bush pilots. Many directly from flight schools.

 

[Dieterly]

An American is very unlikely to get an upgrade at CX. Americans are not liked very well in the company. If they don't like someone, they will simply do one of a couple things.

GCD, I assume you work for CX?

 

[GCD]

No, I do not, but have friends who have and still do.

 

[Dieterly]

Thats what thought.

 

[GCD]

Hey Dieterly,

I don't know what you think your point is, but anyone who has flown up and down the China coast knows this, as hearing it from the guys at CX.

Have you flown the China coast? I thought not.

 

[mar]

High time major guys at CX

AA717driver: I know of a current UAL pilot (soon to be furloughed) that has interviewed at CX. He is a former F15 pilot and flew the 747 and an Airbus for UAL. I don't know his total time--4000 hours might be a safe guess.

 

[Draginass]

Isn't CX still under saction by the IALPA? In the flying I've done in the far east, I've heard nothing but very bad things about working for them.

 

[blade230]

Yes, the IFALPA ban is still in place.

 

[mckpickle]

Re: I should keep my mouth shut, but....

...the 49er's are never getting their job back. It sucks; I'm sympathetic; what CX did was wrong but I'm realistic.

I just interviewed with CX.

If you have any questions PM me.

Peace.

Ya the 49ers will never get their jobs back because scabs like you keep aplying. What dont you get about this?

 

[mar]

Mr. Pickle

 

[Comair Guy]

Interview Letter

I got my interview invite two days ago. I sent it back with a letter explaining when the IFALPA ban is lifted I would reconsider.

check out www.bbs.hkalpa.org for more info in the ban.

 

[Midnight Mike]

typhoonpilot:


It is a good thing that Emirates has a
"no sexual preference hiring policy" or you would still be stateside....By the way, how is hubby?

 

[typhoonpilot]

Mikey:

The policy is no women, but that is the way it is in this part of the world.

Emily is joining me on the 9th. I think saying I would get her a Mercedes ( second hand mind you ) was the deciding factor.

Ciao,

Typhoonpilot

P.S. The 777 is way cool to fly. Not too different from the MD-90 EFD except it sits a bit higher.

Comair guy:

Smart move.

 

[General Lee]

I know one thing that might stop hiring at CX---SARS--(The Flu like sickness) The US Government has been issuing warnings to Americans who want to go to Hong Kong. Hong Kong has lost 90% of the tourists who come in on tours. This will not help them and could send Asia into another recession. After the War in Iraq is over, I would suggest trying to get an interview with Emirates
instead.

Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[metrodriver]

I don't know what the Ifalpa ban will have on your further career. Most Eastern guys got a job somewhere else, so I guess if you leave CX someone will pick you up somewhere. US employers sometimes treat their employees very bad too: furloughing the most senior guys (with the intent of never hiring them back) and then hiring new (lower paid) guys, or furloughing and only recall the ones they like, combined with hiring new guys, firing people the day before their probation is over and they are eligible to join the union. Or just shutting down the company as soon as there is talk about getting a union, or firing people who are in favor of getting a union. I can give you names of companies for every single incident above. So what makes CX different? Well they got a union. Everything else comes right out of the text book american business 101

 

[T-Gates]

If you feel like having to run from ALPA and IFALPA for the rest of your airline career, then go ahead and do it. Just ask any of the Eastern guys that had to spread themselves all over the globe to find work. Even intl. guys gave all the EAL guys who went overseas a hard time. More risk than reward if you ask me.

Just my .02

--03M