https://www.scmp.com/rss/524744/feed The latest news and top stories on the Hong Kong Professional Airline Pilots Association (HKPAPA). A Hong Kong-based professional association, HKPAPA is dedicated to advancing local aviation education, talent development and policy advocacy. Its main areas of focus include providing flight training courses, cadet pilot interview preparation and youth leadership programmes. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Connor Mycroft,Kevin Li Connor Mycroft,Kevin Li Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways’ extended suspension of its Middle Eastern flights is likely to have a limited financial impact on its passenger operations as its expanded European services should help offset losses, aviation experts have said. But they warned of broader effects on its cargo business, given the loss of the Middle East as a historically cost-effective transit route and the upwards pressure on fuel and insurance prices due to the war. The airline announced on Tuesday... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3347766/cathays-european-services-could-offset-middle-east-losses-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3347766/cathays-european-services-could-offset-middle-east-losses-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:30:07 +0000 Jess Ma,Leopold Chen Jess Ma,Leopold Chen Travellers are paying double the usual airfare on Cathay Pacific Airways flights from more than 50 cities to Hong Kong as the Iran war drives up demand for routes that avoid the conflict zone, with London, Madrid and Chennai seeing the steepest surges, the South China Morning Post has found. The US-Israeli attacks on Iran and subsequent retaliatory strikes that spilled over into neighbouring Gulf states over the course of a week have forced much of the Middle East’s airspace to remain closed,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3345793/iran-war-closes-middle-east-skies-how-high-can-cathay-pacific-fares-fly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3345793/iran-war-closes-middle-east-skies-how-high-can-cathay-pacific-fares-fly?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:03:22 +0000 Natalie Wong,Vivian Au Natalie Wong,Vivian Au The Hong Kong government has ruled out chartering Cathay Pacific Airways flights to bring home residents stranded in the Middle East, given the potential danger of navigating partially reopened airspaces and challenges in securing take-off slots at foreign airports, sources have said. The South China Morning Post learned that officials had also weighed the option of repatriation flights from Oman, but the absence of direct Cathay services made the route “impractical” because obtaining aviation... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3345768/hong-kong-authorities-rule-out-chartering-cathay-pacific-flights-middle-east?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3345768/hong-kong-authorities-rule-out-chartering-cathay-pacific-flights-middle-east?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:34:25 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma A preliminary investigation has found that an Emirates cargo plane that veered off the runway into the sea at Hong Kong airport last month, killing two security staff, experienced an “abnormal” acceleration in one of its engines after landing, according to experts. Two aviation experts who had analysed the report released by the Air Accident Investigation Authority on Tuesday told the Post that it was unusual for a plane to accelerate after it had touched down. They said the cause would have to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3333311/probe-cites-engine-surge-emirates-cargo-plane-crash-killed-2-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3333311/probe-cites-engine-surge-emirates-cargo-plane-crash-killed-2-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:45:47 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung Hong Kong airport’s north runway has reopened but will remain on standby to support week-long efforts to salvage a crashed cargo plane that veered off its path and killed two security workers when it struck their vehicle. Monday’s incident was the fourth in 15 years to involve Turkish company ACT Airlines, which was operating the cargo flight for Emirates, with more than 30 people killed in a previous accident in 2017. An aviation expert said on Tuesday that it was not uncommon for an airline... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3329764/hong-kong-runway-standby-day-after-emirates-plane-accident-crew-be-questioned?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3329764/hong-kong-runway-standby-day-after-emirates-plane-accident-crew-be-questioned?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:45:00 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung Four Hong Kong Airlines passenger flights touched down at the city’s airport while the highest typhoon signal was still in force on Sunday, with experts saying such landings were possible under the right wind and operational conditions. The four flights, which came from Chongqing, Tokyo, Beijing and Denpasar, landed between 2.25pm and 4.04pm. The average maximum sustained wind speed near the centre of Typhoon Wipha stood at around 140km/h (87mph) at the time. They were the only flights to travel... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3319056/typhoon-wipha-how-did-4-hong-kong-airlines-planes-manage-land-amid-t10?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3319056/typhoon-wipha-how-did-4-hong-kong-airlines-planes-manage-land-amid-t10?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:34:41 +0000