Originally Posted by
nathanexplosion
I can give you my personal experience, but keep in mind it's just my opionion.
I started at CX as a DEFO thinking I had reached my career company. Two years later I was quite happy to leave. I never failed an RT/PC or a line check (all three legs of it), but in my OPINION it's a very unpleasant airline culture generally speaking. Checking and training are particularly unpleasant.
There was a lot of anti-americanism when I was there, but I've heard it's been dialed back. A direct quote from the B744 program manager when I received my RPIC (Relief Pilot in Command) checkout, "You North Americans do fine between Anchorage and Hong Kong, but when you come to the pax fleet, the wheels fall off."
You know I've been flying widebodies all over the world for years without the assistance of some pompous CX flight manger both Sched and non sched. When I hear crap like this it indicates only one thing. Defensiveness derived from insecurity.
Same as above with that ATP comment. The safety statistics simply do not indicate that their is a problem with the FAA ATP vs an JAR ATP.
If you are judging the ability of a pilot based solely on the dificulty or length ATP written test you have your priorities all wrong.