Originally Posted by KoruPilot

but I don't think the end result will be a bunch more job's at the majors.

I totally agree. In a perfect world I'd like to stay in the states and in a few years get a great legacy job with no possibility of getting furloughed or getting stapled or etc. but I don't think any of that is realistic at all. That's why I'm trying to plan ahead and see what other options are out there.

The two other choices might be Eva or China Airlines as the pay is lowsey and people are not happy (read, you can fill the shoes of the departing for greener pastures, namely KAL); but if they are paying for the rating. . .

I was considering CAL.. but after their crazy engine blowup/evacuation incident not too long ago I did some research and apparently they have some shoddy safety record so I decided to forget about that. EVA though, has a better safety record. Do you think a company like KAL or ANA would care where you came from or whether you were jumping ship several times?

Hong Kong Express was hiring with very little multi turbine time, but they just merged with Air Hong Kong and 14 guy's got laid off.

I think you mentioned HKE in another thread, so I emailed my resume over there, just for the hell of it... dont expect a call, but had nothing to lose by applying.

Many of their guy's are still jumping to Dragonair for the much better T&C's, plus it's Swire so to me it's like a free ride to a CX job without being an SO.

yes exactly! I applied to CX as SO, but I do think the dragonair deal is better.. same company, and I honestly dont want to be basically the jumpseater for 3 years.

Lot's of options with more opening up all the time. It's just not going to be G&T's on the beach and white cotton sheets for the first while.