Cathay Pacific day in the life of a pilot!

You're not too old to pursue it! You know, the mileage game will die/disappear at some point (before you're 40?)

@ janyyc -- And I'm afraid the need for pilots will as well. 😀

How much do Cathay pilots make? I know they don't pay their flt attendants much.

@ John -- It's my understanding they have virtually everything paid for -- housing, school for kids, etc. Then you can find their pay here:
http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/airlines/international/cathay_pacific.html

Looks like the payscale tops out at ~$216K per year for a senior captain.

I think it's very interesting that he characterized the onboard computers as watching over the pilots to make sure the pilots don't do anything wrong while flying, like big brother. I think I'd be much more comfortable if the humans were watching the computer, but maybe that's Cathay's thing to assure its audience that computers are in charge? Somehow I just don't see a US-based pilot ever saying the same thing.

thanks for the posting--time to compare this with EK pilots--I believe they also get a set of perks like housing, rent, health insurance, etc.....

@bangkokiscool - His reference is specific to Airbus planes. A pilot cannot make a maneuver that the computer "disagrees" with. Boeing planes operate differently.

I always wanted to be a train engineer. Eventually I discovered flying and wanted to be a pilot as well. In the end I found a new love in computers but in a weird way that may be a good thing in the end. I am far less likely to get sick of trains and planes since I'm not constantly working on them or with them. I used to love working with computers but after a decade or so it had become just another job no different than any other.

Cathay USED TO BE one of the top places for pilots to go. But recently in the last 5 years they have been on a steady but steep decline in terms and conditions. Of course none of you care about that as long as you get you diet coke and nuts or Dom in 1st class, but they recently suspended hiring of experienced (4000-5000 hour pilots) for the entry level second officer positions, and started recruiting zero experience 250 hour fresh pilots so that they could slash the housing allowance and benefits down to less than 20%. Enjoy your next flight :o)

he could go modeling!

Almost as hot as the body building Caucasian pilot of an asian airline.