Thanks KODI3. I think I understand your original post now. I thought "SFO in May" meant that they were offering you a jet based out of SFO for a training date starting in May. Now I understand they offered an interview in May in SFO.

Good luck with the interview and give us a PIREP when you get back please!

ATL Base
 

Anyone trying for an ATL base. Filled out online app last week, would like the ATL base if I have a choice. Any info would be great!

Thanks

pretty sure ATL and ORD aren't available as bases. only thing going right now are JFK and LAX, canada and you can probably get Anchorage too if you wanted. try it though it may change by time you get the job.

Thanks for the info.......I appreciate all I can get!

All this talk about never wanting to live in HK. Well, you may think that when you start, but there are a lot of guys completing their freighter commitment in the U.S. and heading to HK. There is a lot of money to be made there and you may be surprised how much you like it. I would guess that the folks conducting the interview would be savvy of any BS story about wanting to live in HK. What I would suggest is opening your mind a bit and not giving them a flat out lie.

There is a lot of fun to be had in HK and I'm not just talking about the girls in Wan Chai. The air pollution definitely sucks, but that's the only major issue I have with the place.

I know I'll be going to HK if CX should see fit to look at my resume. Hopefully a scrappy young SO with an elementary command of Cantonese and no ties to the home country would be something along the lines of what they're looking for...

Flight ops could probably care less if you speak Cantonese.

FO

Fully aware of that, just saying that there are probably more than a few people out there that view relocation to HK as a less-than-catastrophic event.

I would also like the ATL base and have the opportunity for an initial interview in NYC next month. I am on the fence about whether or not to go because of my current position. I work at AirTran and going to Cathay would be an $80k to $100k/yr pay cut for the first 3 to 4 years.

I can't leave ATL for at least 9 years for several reasons, but mainly because of the situation with my step children. Eventually my wife and I would love to relocate.

Is it possible to commute to ORD or JFK? If so, what is the best way since you can't jumpseat?

What is the upgrade time on the freighter side in the U.S.?

Here's another question. Currently sitting with enough time to go to Cathay. Heres the issue. NO ATP!! And am wayyyyyy to broke to go somewhere and get it. Is the only option to get hired as a SO and go from there?