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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:
2023
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
Monthly
Currency:
HK$
(click here to use the currency converter)
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
Downward spiral in reduced terms and conditions: 4 contracts within 26 years - from A/B/C to D Scale (CoS18, introduced 2018)
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.    
 
Fleet
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Rank
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Year
 
19
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18
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17
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16
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15
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14
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13
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12
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11
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10
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9
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8
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7
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6
Pre tax
5
Basic Pay
Block Hour
4
Captain 4
105,595
>9000 BH
Pre tax
Pre tax
3
Captain 3
93,334
>6000 BH
Basic Pay
Block Hour
Basic Pay
Block Hour
2
Captain 2
82,496
>3000 BH
FO2
58,334
>3000 BH
SO2
35,000
>2000 BH
1
Captain 1
72,917
FO1
48,125
SO1
31,384
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
Additional Duty Pay / Per Diems for Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs
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 for Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs
last update
No Pension System.  
8/Jan/20
Conditions for Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs
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 42 days
Staff travel Yes
Discounted holidays Yes
14/Feb/10

Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs Situation

last update
Current Situation:  
Gov is now shareholder and wants mostly locals employed. No more new work visa's and reduction of pilots out of seniority starting with closure of bases.
 
25/Jun/21
Outlook:  
Airline will shrink further in 2021.Only locals to be recruited or perm.ID holders.  
 
25/Jun/21
Overall Hiring Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):
Neutral   25/Jun/21
Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs Entry Requirements (including preferred pilot schools)
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 for Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs
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. Practice aptitude and psychometric tests here.  15/May/17
Fleet
last update
Current:  
13x Airbus A321 Neo, 33x Airbus A330, 47x Airbus A350, 20x Boeing 747, 42x Beoing 777 16/Aug/23
 
Orders:  
32x Airbus 321 Neo ordered in 2017, 32x Airbus 321 Neo ordered in 2023 for 2029   16/Aug/23
Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs Recruitment Contact
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 (To find out whether your email application has been read use VisualCV) 18/Dec/06
     
Website:  18/Dec/06
www.cathaypacific.com  
Pilot vacancies webpage:  
 
Online application form link:  
   
Bases For Cathay Pacific Pilot Jobs (including restrictions for recent pilot school graduates)
last update
No bases. All bases were closed.
(click to look-up airport codes)
24/Jul/23

 

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