Hong Kong’s Cathay hires 3,400 pilots this year, with low resignation rate of 2.9%
By Cannix Yau
Hong Kong’s Cathay Group has hit its target of hiring 3,400 pilots this year and expects to recruit 100 more by the end of January, with the company reiterating it is on track to fully return to pre-pandemic flight capacity by then.
“We are pleased to inform you that in the area of pilot recruitment, we have achieved the 2024 target of reaching 3,400 pilots in total. It’s a new milestone,” a Cathay spokesman told the Post this week.
He added the group had a low resignation rate of 2.9 per cent this year.
“We expect that by end-January 2025 to reach almost 3,500 pilots on board across Cathay Pacific and [budget arm] HK Express to meet our current and forthcoming operational needs,” the spokesman said.
The company had announced on November 26, two days before the launch of the city’s new three-runway system, that it would reach pre-pandemic capacity by the end of January 2025.
The company told the Post in early December it remained “very confident” of meeting its projection and had “robust plans” for recruitment despite its pilots’ union expressing doubts.
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By Cannix Yau
Hong Kong’s Cathay Group has hit its target of hiring 3,400 pilots this year and expects to recruit 100 more by the end of January, with the company reiterating it is on track to fully return to pre-pandemic flight capacity by then.
“We are pleased to inform you that in the area of pilot recruitment, we have achieved the 2024 target of reaching 3,400 pilots in total. It’s a new milestone,” a Cathay spokesman told the Post this week.
He added the group had a low resignation rate of 2.9 per cent this year.
“We expect that by end-January 2025 to reach almost 3,500 pilots on board across Cathay Pacific and [budget arm] HK Express to meet our current and forthcoming operational needs,” the spokesman said.
The company had announced on November 26, two days before the launch of the city’s new three-runway system, that it would reach pre-pandemic capacity by the end of January 2025.
The company told the Post in early December it remained “very confident” of meeting its projection and had “robust plans” for recruitment despite its pilots’ union expressing doubts.
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