Cathay Pacific says A350 "will form the backbone of Cathay Pacific's future midsize widebody fleet"
10 747-8 freighters on order; first two to be delivered in Jan 2011
Retirement age is 65 for all new-hires and those that signed over to agree to take unpaid leave in June 2009
No more 36 month commitment on freighters
All new-hires hired to common seniority list and employed to fly all aircraft as of January 2008
Offering unpaid leave to flight crew and most other departments, introduced Euro salary scale for Europe-based pilots
Mandatory retirement age is still 55 everywhere
Cathay has pilots based in USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany and Australia
Each of these country has its own payscale for both passenger and freighter fleets
Check and trainer pilots receive 10% extra on top of salary
11 747-400ERFs on order; options for 6 more
3 A330s on firm order
Pilots may take 15.5% retirement contribution as taxable cash salary
Cathay covers 70% of international school fees for children, or 90% if they go to English Foundation School (a local and cheaper version of international school)
Housing allowance for HKG-based pilots only
This allowance may go to property purchased or rented in Hong Kong
2 types of allowances: (a) the cash housing allowance which is $14,000, $18,000 or 24,000 HKD (dependent on position and years of service, or the mortgage allowance, which is variable/fixed, currently at $5,800/mo.
New 15% tax rate in Hong Kong (was 16%)
Freighter commitment is 36 months from the completion of initial line check or 42 months, whichever is sooner
the company completes its "onshore" process)
Boeing 747 Classic has been retired
This page last updated: Aug 22, 2010 (777-300ER fleet count)
Jumpseats are available for employees, their spouse, and parents. Must purchase at least a Y class subload ticket. Jumpseats can be requested via crew computer system directly to the captain.
*disregard hourly pay calculator above*
*The correct FO Year 4 pay is $7,766.
*There are two new pay points:
SFO 7 - $10,381; SFO 8 - $10,589
Above pay is basic pay only. In addition to the basic salary, hourly flight pay as well.
Overtime pay starts at credit hours in excess of 84. Basic salary is "doubled" at 114 credit hours.
New captains enter payscale at Year 1, not year of longevity.
Above rates assume 1 USD = 7.8 HKD
Passenger scale covers all Hong Kong-based pilots (expat and cadet)
[747 = 747-400F, 747-200F]
Per Diem :
Paid in cash in local currency of layover upon hotel check-in
