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Cathay Pacific to close pilot bases in Canada, Australia, New Zealand
The carrier's European and United States pilot bases will also be reviewed later in 2021, the newspaper said, adding that the moves could affect hundreds of jobs.
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This file photo taken on March 13, 2019 shows a Cathay Pacific passenger plane preparing to take off from Hong Kong's international airport. Troubled Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said it lost U$ 1.27 billion in the first half of this year, the latest major airline to reveal how badly the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has eviscerated its business. (AFP/Anthony Wallace)
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ong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways will close its Canadian pilot base and plans to also shut its pilot bases in Australia and New Zealand, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing an internal memo.
The carrier's European and United States pilot bases will also be reviewed later in 2021, the newspaper said, adding that the moves could affect hundreds of jobs.
Cathay had already closed overseas cabin crew bases and shut its regional airline Cathay Dragon to help it conserve cash during the pandemic, resulting in the loss of more than 5,900 jobs.
The airline did not immediately respond to a request for a comment on the pilot base closures.
Cathay, which lacks a domestic market at a time when international borders are largely shut, last month reported a record annual loss of HK$21.65 billion ($2.79 billion).
It has been burning through as much as HK$1.9 billion of cash a month, though the carrier said last week that figure would begin to reduce slightly due to an easing of cargo crew quarantine requirements.
