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Cathay Pacific Airways and local university launch restructured cadet pilot training program
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Group has revamped its cadet pilot training program in collaboration with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Read More » “Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, Cathay Pacific is confident in the development and long-term future of Hong Kong as a premier aviation hub,” the airline group said on March 28.
“The airline’s flight operations department has been forward planning and reviewing its resources in preparation for the recovery in the aviation market.
“Together with PolyU, it has developed an integrated pilot training course that offers young people in Hong Kong professional pilot training and also creates job opportunities for instructors and trainers and other indirect roles in the local market.”
The airline’s original cadet pilot program was suspended in March 2020 after the emergence of COVID-19.
Cadet pilots will study the ground theory module of the 55 to 60 week course under the auspices of PolyU [University], proceed to flight training in Australia or the U.S. and then return to Cathay City for multi-crew simulator training.
The partnership will greatly expand the number of cadets it can train each year, the airline company said. It aims to welcome about 190 candidates to the airline group in 2022 and increase its employment to 240 to 300 cadets from 2023 to 2025 - compared with around 180 cadets graduated in 2019. Since the airline’s cadet pilot program began in 1988, it has trained more than 1,000 Hong Kong cadet pilots.
Chief Operations and Service Delivery Officer, Greg Hughes, said: “We are delighted to be recommencing our cadet pilot program and to be launching these exciting new integrated courses, thanks to the commitment and expertise of PolyU and its professional instructors. We also would like to thank the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) for its guidance and support in the development of the new training program.”
The Cathay Pacific group re-commenced recruitment of local pilots in mid-2021, including 200 eligible qualified pilots for Cathay Pacific and altogether about 300 for the Group’s airlines, the airline group said.
“PolyU and Hong Kong have the potential to be a centre for excellence and industry leading aviation training that enables not just Cathay Pacific, but other airlines to train cadets using a similar model. We hope these courses will inspire the next generation of prospective pilots in our home city,” it said.
PolyU Faculty of Engineering Dean, Ir Professor H.C. Man, said: “PolyU is glad the collaboration with Cathay Pacific will provide opportunities for our younger generation to realise their dreams of becoming commercial pilots. We are confident the joint effort will strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international aviation centre.”
The first batch of 24 candidates enrolled in the new integrated program started classes last month. They will commence flight training in October after they have completed the ground theory portion of the course. In addition to the integrated program at PolyU, Cathay Pacific will conduct four separate training courses to December 2022 based on the original program module developed by Australia’s Flight Training Adelaide. The next batch of 24 cadets will start the Adelaide flight training program in late April.
“Cathay Pacific is about to onboard the first of its fully trained and qualified cadets unable to join the airline in 2020 due to the pandemic. The airline expects to onboard all 150 of these graduates in 2022,” the airline group said.
“Enrolment for the Cathay Pacific cadet pilot program is open. We greatly encourage aspiring pilots to visit the following link that has information on the application critieria,” the airline group said. (https://careers.cathaypacific.com/jobs/cadet-pilot-program-5519030)
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