Hong Kong’s Cathay vows to instil safety and reporting culture in cadet training
Carrier makes pledge as first batch of 34 cadet pilots graduate from its 80-week training programme
The airline made the pledge on Friday as the first batch of 34 cadet pilots graduated from its training programme held partly in Hong Kong, including the inaugural in-house theoretical course by the Cathay Academy Flying Centre of Excellence.
The 30 men and four women completed the programme after about 80 weeks of training split between Cathay City’s simulators, ground theory training and flight practice in the United States and Australia.
The trainees reportedly elected to continue with their missions, but they were expected to have consulted their duty flight instructor before proceeding.
During the graduation ceremony on Friday, Captain Chris Kempis, Cathay director of flight operations, said maintaining safety was an essential part of a pilot’s job.