More openness has been promised in disclosures of local airlines which suffer mechanical mishaps following a series of recent Cathay Pacific engine problems.
The Civil Aviation Department had not informed the public when engine casings fell off two Cathay flights, in June and earlier this month, because it was not required to do so under international aviation guidelines, said deputy director-general of Civil Aviation, Leung Yu-keung.
But with the rise in media reports and public concern over such incidents, Mr Leung said the regulator would begin disclosing such incidents in future.
'If the public and the media are saying there is a grey area that should be published, we will. We promise. We are committed.'
Mr Leung was speaking for the first time since media reports appeared detailing five mishaps involving engine problems on Cathay planes.
On December 1, a Boeing 777-300 flying from Bangkok to Mumbai was forced to turn around after an inner engine casing tore loose and hit a car in the Thai capital.
