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Operator Classification
Operator name: Cathay Pacific
Operator type: Legacy
Region: Asia
Country: Hong Kong
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from: September 2024
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Monthly
Currency: HK$
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 Amounts below are the pre tax guaranteed monthly salaries made of a Basic Monthly Salary + a Monthly Allowance.
(click here to use the currency converter)  
Addtional notes: Pre tax figures. In addition to HK tax all aircrew, independent of home base or passport, have to pay tax to the US tax department for their time spent in USA.    
 
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Fleet
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Rank
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Hours for
Pre tax
6
Rank
this Rank
Basic Pay
5
Hours for
Pre tax
Hours for
Pre tax
4
Captain 4
>9000 BH
150 924HK$
Rank
this Rank
Basic Pay
Rank
this Rank
Basic Pay
3
Captain 3
>6000 BH
137 581HK$
2
Captain 2
>3000 BH
123 785HK$
FO2
>3000 BH
89 489 HK$
SO2
>2000 BH
52 093 HK$
1
Captain 1
111 360HK$
FO1
72 377 HK$
SO1
48 158 HK$
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top 19.330 US$ average Target pay per month for a very senior Captain, which can only be achieved by flying close to the maximum legal limit, not realistic.
8/Jan/20
Capt base 9.350 US$
1/Jan/20
FO top 10.680 US$ average Target pay per month for a very senior FO, which can only be achieved by flying close to the maximum legal limit, not realistic. 8/Jan/20
FO base 6.165 US$ 1/Jan/20
SO top 6.400 US$ average Target pay per month for a very senior SO, which can only be achieved by flying close to the maximum legal limit, not realistic.
8/Jan/20
SO base 4.020 US$
1/Jan/20
FE top New Paystructure (above mentioned Target pay will only be achieved with close to 900 hrs, wich is the legal limit). Expect to be paid much less when this target is not achieved.
1/Jan/20
FE base Monthly pay and salary promotion in rank is based on actual block hours flown. Pilots on new contracts might be assigned less flying hours than pilots on A/B/C scale to keep cost down (monthly salary cost and cost due to increase in rank based on BH flown).
8/Jan/20
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt Flight pay included in Brief Payscale for top figures, which can only be achieved by flying close to the maximum legal limit, not realistic)
26/Dec/19
FO Flight pay included in Brief Payscale for top figures, which can only be achieved by flying close to the maximum legal limit, not realistic)
26/Dec/19
SO Flight pay included in Brief Payscale for top figures, which can only be achieved by flying close to the maximum legal limit, not realistic)
26/Dec/19
FE An additional allowance, subject to change, is paid on a monthly basis.
8/Jan/20
   
Pension Details
last update
No Pension System.  
8/Jan/20
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Fatiguing rosters. New Jeppesen request system is challenging with with limited control over rosters. LEAVE: 21 days for SOs. 42 days for FOs and Captains.
24/Jul/23
Leave 21 days for SO 35 days for FO and CN1, CN2 42 days for CN3, 4 (>10 years CN)
1/Dec/24
Staff travel Yes
Discounted
holidays		 Yes
14/Feb/10
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Hiring. Crew shortage leads to flight cancellation. Crew are working maximum hours. Many routes still not return to pre covid frequency. 30/Apr/24
   
  Outlook:  
Airline will shrink further in 2021.Only locals to be recruited or perm.ID holders. 25/Jun/21
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   30/Apr/24
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
Lots of young captains now, command slowed down a lot to 12++ years, strictly seniority driven 19/Mar/18
     
  FO  
Direct Entry F/O is available but join bottom of seniority. 27/Mar/17
     
  SO  
3 entry tracks: - Transition Training Program: Requirements: ICAO ATPL, 1500 hrs total time, including 500 hours multi-engine time with a MTOW greater than 2000kg. Programme takes approximately 5 weeks. (Program is not available at the moment) - Advanced Entry ICAO CPL, more than 250 hrs TT in specified catagories. Programme takes approximately 32 weeks. (Program is not available at the moment) - Cadet Pilot Programme 55-week programme offers opportunities to Permanent Hong Kong ID card holders only. Training includes 160 hours of day and night flying in single and twin-engine light aircraft, as well as classroom learning and 40 hours of simulator training. (Only program available at the moment) 10/Nov/13
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
Scholarship no longer available.   22/Dec/11
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Initial 1A Cut-e Test – monitoring ability – spatial orientation – complex control – applied numeracy – multi-tasking – reaction speed – work related behavior Initial 1B - -A 45 minute interview on personal and technical questions - A multiple choice technical questionnaire (60 mins) based on FAA PHAK - Chapters - 4,5,6,7,12 and Company Information. 15/May/17
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
16x Airbus A321neo, 43x Airbus A330, 48x Airbus A350, 20x Boeing 747, 52x Boeing 777 7/Mar/25
     
  Orders:  
32x Airbus 321 Neo ordered in 2017, 32x Airbus 321 Neo ordered in 2023 for 2029   16/Aug/23
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
website 13/Aug/07
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
Flight Crew Recruitment Section, Flight Operations Department, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., 6/F FTC, Cathay Pacific City, 10 Scenic Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong   6/Jun/04
       
Tel: +852 2747 8247 18/Dec/06
Fax: +852 2350 6596 18/Dec/06
Email: flightcrew_recruitment@cathaypacific.com 18/Dec/06
       
  Website:   
www.cathaypacific.com   18/Dec/06
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
 
  Online application form link:   
 
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
No bases. All bases were closed.   24/Jul/23

 

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