“Cathay has a privileged position… It’s Hong Kong’s airline, but they haven’t really done enough to address the shortage of pilots, ” Weatherilt said, sitting in the union’s Tsim Sha Tsui office. Paul Weatherilt, chairman of the Cathay pilots’ union the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association and a captain with Cathay, told HKFP he was very worried about what he termed a massive shortage of pilots, especially senior ones.Īccording to union estimates, nearly 1,000 pilots resigned over the past three years and most of them were senior staff – experienced captains and those providing training to junior ones. However, according to several pilots HKFP spoke to, for them, the journey ahead looks less promising. It has also set a target of restoring 70 per cent of its pre-pandemic passenger flight capacity by the end of this year, and 100 per cent by the end of next year. On Wednesday, it posted its first half-year profit since pandemic, vowing to “share the success” with its staff. From left: CFO Rebecca Sharpe, CEO Ronald Lam, Chair Patrick Healy, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau, and Chief Operations and Service Delivery Officer Alex McGowan. Cathay Pacific Group executives attend the 2023 interim results announcement press conference. Among the reasons senior editors may approve the use of anonymity for sources are threats to safety, job security or fears of reprisals.īut, he added, everything had changed since 2020 – and he had decided to quit.Īfter surviving almost three years of stringent Covid-related travel restrictions that brought Hong Kong travel and tourism to a standstill, Cathay Pacific announced plans to fast-track its recovery. □ HKFP grants anonymity to known sources under tightly controlled, limited circumstances defined in our Ethics Code. Furious pilots and a lack of trust: Why aircrew at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific are quitting what was once a dream job - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP Close
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