Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific has been forced to quickly distance itself from comments made by two unions that represent its cabin crew following a day of bloody and increasingly violent protests in the airline’s home of Hong Kong.  Under pressure from Beijing,…

Cathay Pacific is to give its employees near-unprecedented access to free Economy Class tickets on flights to 70 destinations across Asia in a bid to boost morale and as a way to reward staffers for “pulling through during the challenging…

The main flight attendants union at Cathay Pacific says it feels both “betrayed” and “deeply saddened” at reports that increasing numbers of crew at both Cathay Pacific and regional subsidiary Cathay Dragon have been “unreasonably” sacked. Cathay Pacific did not…

Since the end of August, the Cathay Pacific group has been dealing with a mysterious series of incidents in which emergency cabin crew oxygen bottles have been found either empty or partially empty.  There have now been seven incidents in…

Cathay Pacific has confirmed that it is now investigating six separate incidents in which emergency crew oxygen bottles have been found empty or partially depleted during routine inspections.  The oxygen bottles should only be used by cabin crew in the…

It has been alleged that as many as 200 flight attendants at Cathay Pacific and its regional subsidiary Cathay Dragon have now been sacked in a major clampdown on anyone who questions mainland Chinese rule.  The Hong Kong-based airline has…

After months of sometimes violent protests that have gripped Hong Kong, the latest traffic figures from Cathay Pacific make for grim but unsurprising reading.  The airline group, that includes Cathay Pacific and regional subsidiary Cathay Dragon witnessed an 11.3 per…

The main Cathay Pacific flight attendants union has said it is “totally unacceptable” that cabin crew are being “unreasonably” sacked or put on suspended duties in light of a crackdown by the airline on staffers who support anti-Beijing protests.  Exact…

Cathay Pacific has allegedly suspended at least three sets of cabin crew who were operating on aircraft where emergency oxygen bottles, that are only meant to be used in the event of a decompression, were found empty or partially depleted. …

Cathay Pacific has confirmed it is urgently investigating after a number of crew oxygen bottles were found empty on two separate aircraft at Toronto Airport.  The airline said it is taking the issue “very seriously” but would not be drawn…

The trade union that represents flight attendants at Cathay Pacific’s regional subsidiary Cathay Dragon has confirmed that its leader has been sacked by the airline.  The union has demanded her immediate reinstatement and claims the dismissal was a product of…

Hong Kong has been rocked by massive protests for more than 11-weeks now but despite the political crisis gripping the region, its main airline has still witnessed a rise in passenger numbers for the month of July.  Cathay Pacific and…

Cathay Pacific is urgently investigating an open letter supposedly written by a group of the airline’s employees which supports the huge protest movement that has gripped Hong Kong.  The letter criticises the Hong Kong government, warns of Chinese “political suppression”…

As one of the most recognisable brands to call Hong Kong it’s home, Cathay Pacific has taken more than its fair share of Beijing’s anger at pro-democracy protests that have rocked the city for over 10-weeks.  As part of China’s…

Cathay Pacific confirmed late on Wednesday that it had sacked two pilots who had been involved in Hong Kong’s anti-ELAB protest movement.  Both pilots had previously been suspended by the airline over their involvement in the protests.  Earlier, Cathay Pacific…

A Chinese State-owned newspaper has said Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific “will pay a painful price for its actions and position on the riots in Hong Kong” following weeks of protests in the city over a controversial extradition bill.  The…

A pilot at Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific is among 44 protestors who have been charged with rioting following a recent demonstration in the city led by the so-called ‘anti-ELAB’ movement.  The protestors, who include a number of students as…

The Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union says its members are “furious” with recent worldwide media coverage that has labelled cabin crew at the airline as “thieves”.  The allegations went viral earlier this week after it was revealed management at the…

Cabin crew at Cathay Pacific have stolen “untold hundred of millions” worth of property belonging to the Hong Kong-based airline according to sources quoted by the South China Morning Post.  The story has blown up and apparently “sent shock waves…

Cathay Pacific has told flight attendants that they can choose to wear face masks to protect themselves against the spread of measles as cases of the highly contagious virus spike to a five-year high at the airline’s hub in Hong…

At the start of March, we learned that Cathay Pacific was in “active discussions” about taking over low-cost competitor HK Express from China’s embattled debt-laden HNA Group.  Cathay Pacific has now confirmed that it will be taking over the budget…

After a week of negotiations, Cathay Dragon flight attendants have won a 3% pay rise, along with a commitment from the airline to discuss raising the mandatory retirement age to that enjoyed by their colleagues at Cathay Pacific.  The wage…

Cathay Pacific has released its annual financial results for 2018 and after three years of heavy losses, the airline has finally turned things around with a HK$2.3 billion profit (approximately USD $293 million).  The airline had actually given us a…

Flight attendants at Cathay Pacific’s wholly owned regional subsidiary Cathay Dragon are set to begin a week-long set of negotiations to improve pay and conditions beginning March 18.  The union which represents the airline’s 1,900 flight attendants is seeking an…

It’s been a difficult few years for Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific.  In 2017, the airline announced it would make around 600 people in its Head Office redundant after the carrier made a huge loss of HK$1,259 million in 2017.  The…

A Canadian man has been remanded in custody after being charged with allegedly sexually assaulting two female flight attendants on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Adelaide in South Australia.  The 28-year old man, who was flying to…

It’s no secret that Cathay Pacific has been struggling financially for the past few years… The Hong Kong-based airline has been fighting off intense competition from Middle East carriers as well as a new wave of regional low-cost competitors and…

It’s been revealed that flight attendants at Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific are set to call for an inflation-busting 5.5% pay rise in year-end negotiations with airline bosses.  The Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union (FAU) is also calling on a year-end…

It’s been a long time coming but flight attendants at Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific will finally have their retirement age extended – something the overwhelming majority of flight attendants actually wanted.  At present, cabin crew at the airline are forced…

Well, this is slightly embarrassing… there were bound to be some very red faces at Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific after photos merged online of a plane, fresh from the paint shop, featuring a big gaffe in the spelling of the…

It’s not very often that you’d hear employees at any company wanting to have their retirement age RAISED but in an industry that has seemed obsessed with youth and beauty, that’s exactly what cabin crew at a number of leading…

It’s been just one week since Cathay Pacific introduced a new-look Economy Class cabin on it’s Boeing 777 aircraft – and flight attendants at the airline have not reacted well to the change.  Instead of the traditional 3-3-3 seating configuration,…

In a historic decision, Hong Kong’s largest airline, Cathay Pacific has made the decision to allow its female cabin crew to ditch the standard uniform skirt and instead wear trousers.  Female flight attendants at the airline have been expected to…

Yesterday, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific reported some pretty terrible financial results.  The carrier lost HK$1,259 million last year – a significant increase from the HK$575 million loss it reported in 2016.  That being said, the airline was quick to point…

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways has been forced to partly back down in a radical cost-cutting push that would have seen the salary and benefits of its pilots and cabin crew slashed.  The loss-making airline announced in January that it…

Cathay Dragon has announced plans to expand and replace its single aisle aircraft fleet with 32 Airbus A321neo.  The airline has signed a memorandum of understanding with French aircraft manufacturer, Airbus to replace its existing fleet of 15 A320s and…

Barely a month has gone by since Cathay Pacific announced plans to make 600 head office workers redundant and now more bad news for the Hong Kong-based airline.  The latest passenger figures show demand in May dropped year on year…

Update at end of article… At an upcoming presentation in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Cathay Pacific is set to announce significant job losses as fears emerge that the company could be heading for its first full year loss since 2010. It…