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…
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Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union Claim Crew Are Being “Unreasonably Dismissed” Without Explanation
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 Suspends Cabin Crew After Oxygen Bottles Were Emptied On Three Separate Planes
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 Urgently Investigating After Crew Oxygen Bottles Found Discharged Before Flight
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…
Hong Kong Flight Attendants Union Confirms Leader Has Been Sacked, Alleges ‘White Terror’
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…
Cathay Pacific Reports Growth in Passenger Numbers Despite Protests, Future Looks Less Certain
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 Investigating Letter Supposedly Written by Airline Staffers Supporting Protests
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”…
Yet Another Victim: Cathay Pacific’s CEO Resigns, Taking Responsibility For Beijing’s Wrath
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 Confirms It Has Sacked Two Pilots As It Seeks to Assuage Beijing’s Anger
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…
Will Hong Kong International Airport Be Shut Down by Protestors for Second Straight Day?
Hong Kong International Airport reopened early this morning after a mass sit-in by thousands of protesters forced the airport authority to order an unprecedented shutdown. Around 200 flights were cancelled after officials decided the airport could no longer properly function…
China Imposes Sanctions On Cathay Pacific Pilots and Cabin Crew Involved in Anti-ELAB Movement
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…
Cathay Pacific Pilot Among 44 Hong Kong Protestors Charged with Rioting
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…
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protestors Are Set to Flood the International Airport this Friday
Mass protests have been taking place across Hong Kong for weeks – the protests started off in opposition to a highly controversial extradition bill that would have allowed the authorities to send suspected criminals to mainland China for trial. That…
LONDON CALLING: Cathay Pacific is Hiring New Cabin Crew – Including in London
Only months after Cathay Pacific announced it would be closing an international cabin crew base in Toronto, the Hong Kong-based airline has decided to expand its London outpost with applications now open until 31st May 2019. Along with already holding…
“We Are Not Thieves”: Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants ‘Furious’ Over Allegations of Theft
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…
Cathay Pacific “Cracking Down” On Cabin Crew Theft: Commonplace or Not?
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 Will Allow Flight Attendants to Wear Face Masks Amidst Measles Outbreak
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…
CONFIRMED: Cathay Pacific is Acquiring HK Express From Embattled HNA Group for $628 Million
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…
Cathay Dragon Flight Attendants Win 3% Pay Rise and Other Concessions
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 Reports a 3,600% Rise in Profits After Three Years of Losses
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…
Cathay Dragon Flight Attendants Demand Pay Rise Following Surprise Profit Announcement
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…
Well Done Cathay Pacific: Painful Turnaround Programme is Starting to Show Dividends
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…
Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Flight Attendants on Cathay Pacific Flight to Adelaide
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…
Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Win Significant Concessions On Pay and Conditions
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…
Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Are Demanding a 5.5% Pay Rise: But Can The Airline Afford It?
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…
Could Etihad Have Chosen a Worse Time to Cosy Up With Saudia Airlines?
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has announced a major codeshare agreement with Saudia Airlines – the government-controlled Saudi Arabian flag carrier. At a signing ceremony held in Jeddah yesterday, Tony Douglas the chief executive of Etihad Airways Group shook hands with Saleh…
Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Will Finally Be Allowed to Retire at an Older Age
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…
Oops… Cathay Pacific (Or Should That Be Cathay Paciic) Plane Gets a Funny New Paint Job
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…
Cathay Pacific Cabin Crew Fight for Older Retirement Age But New Union Plan Could Prove Divisive
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…
Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Are Not Happy About The Airline’s Boeing 777 Retrofit Project: Here’s Why
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,…
Cathay Pacific Ditches ‘Dine On Demand’ In Business Class Due To Crew Concerns But KLM Is Pressing Ahead
A few days ago we learned that Cathay Pacific, the struggling Hong Kong-based airline had decided to officially kill off a ‘dine on demand’ concept for Business Class passengers. While no official reason has been given, it’s widely believed cabin…
Cathay Pacific “Ditches” The Skirt Only Rule For Female Flight Attendants: What Rules Do Other Famous Airlines Have?
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…
Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Talks to Bloomberg About Losses: Here’s What We Learned
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…
In-fight Yoga: Worth Passenger Shaming or Promoting? Instagram Star Gets Kicked Off American Airlines Flight
A couple of days ago, world-famous fitness guru, Jen Selter was kicked off an American Airlines plane for trying to stand up and stretch in the aisle. The model who has over 11 million followers on Instagram was apparently escorted…
Cathay Pacific Backs Down On Cost Cutting Plan to Pilot and Cabin Crew Terms and Conditions
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…
How Old is Too Old to Work as Cabin Crew? That’s the Decision Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Have to Make
How old is too old to work as a flight attendant? The old-fashioned view would have us believe working as cabin crew is a glamorous career reserved solely for younger adults – but surely that way of thinking is crusty,…
Cathay Dragon to Expand and Replace Single Aisle Aircraft Fleet with A321neo’s
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…
Cathay Pacific See’s Falling Passenger Numbers as Reorganisation and Redundancies Begin
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…
News Roundup – 07th June 2017. A Summary of Airline News from the Past Week
Emirates has made a major U-turn on the wearing of flag pins by its Cabin Crew. Last week, the airline ordered its Taiwanese crew to wear a China flag pin instead of the Taiwan flag. After a furious backlash, the…
News Roundup – 25th May 2017. A Summary of Airline News from the Past Week
The parent company of British Airways has expressed its displeasure with what it sees as an unnecessary plan to extend Heathrow Airport, the airline’s home in West London. Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines Group said: “Airlines were never consulted…
News Roundup – 29th March 2017. A Summary of Airline News from the Past Week
Aeroplanes don’t make money when they’re not flying – so imagine the anger at United Airlines, who have been forced to put two brand new Boeing 777-300s into storage because their new Business Class seats have been delayed. But it…
Jobs Set to be Axed at Cathay Pacific as New Strategy Unveiled
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…
