Questions for Cathay Pacific Pilots

[Mayday911]

Time in rank is the only measure to make you a senior FO. Freighter FO time counts towards time in rank requirement.

Mayday

 

[Webslinger]

What is FO starting pay 73K or 110K? Thanks in advance.

 

[B747FR8DAWG]

What is FO starting pay 73K or 110K? Thanks in advance.

Just looked at the CX unified payscale, FO year 1 is 73K, SFO year 1 is 110K

 

[johnsonrod]

Let's say you start as a 747F FO out of LAX. Are the vast majority of your trips just LAX-ANC-HKG or do you get to go beyond HKG to other parts of Asia and the Middle East like Dubai? Is there any route variety?

 

[Cpt. Underpants]

You'll see YVR, ORD, ATL, DFW, ANC (a lot) and HKG. Little else after your final line check.

 

[AbOvo]

Do those LAX trips end up being five to seven day sequences generally?

What is the requirement (time with Cathay) to be a SFO vs. an FO?

 

[Mayday911]

Nobody starts as a SFO, FO for 4 years and then SFO.

Mayday

 

[Trash8Mofo]

Nobody starts as a SFO, FO for 4 years and then SFO.

Mayday

Is SFO just a pay grade? or are there some extra duties and responsibilites that come with the title?

Does CX have any revised outlook on hiring now that the age limit is 65?

What is the projected upgrade time for US based pilots?

 

[i'mbatman]

Is SFO just a pay grade? or are there some extra duties and responsibilites that come with the title?

Does CX have any revised outlook on hiring now that the age limit is 65?

What is the projected upgrade time for US based pilots?

1.) If hired after, Jan 1st, SFO is a name only. If hired before that, it marks your chance to go from Freight to Pax, which is a pay increase.

2.)Nothing revised or set in stone, but they are currently interviewing due to approx 30-40 airplanes comin on by 2012ish.

3.) As short as 2 yrs on the freighter for those with lots of previous experience, to 9-10 yrs on the pax.

 

[Mayday911]

1.) If hired after, Jan 1st, SFO is a name only. If hired before that, it marks your chance to go from Freight to Pax, which is a pay increase.

SFO is a name only for those of us already here....4 years as FO (3 1/2 freight, 1/2 PAX) and then the balance of the pay steps as SFO, same as the new guys, except they have less pay steps as SFO (6 vs. 8).

Apparently, age 65 does not go into effect for those of us on COS99 until the basing area in which you are based, goes "onshore". If you signed over to, or are hired on, COS08 then your retirement age is 65 now. I just flew with a guy who is 55 this year and they are screwing him around on his basing cause he will be an "extendee" until the US basing area becomes a US company. Clear as mud?

Mayday