Second Officer

Flying for Cathay Pacific Airways means flying a world-class fleet across regional, long-haul and ultra-long-haul routes across our well-established global network. We operate Airbus and Boeing aircraft offering the opportunity for different flying across the span of your career. Safety and training is at the heart of our Flight Operations and your career and development are supported by our world-class Flight Training Centre. There is a well-established pathway to Command and always the opportunity to develop your skills outside of line flying, with many of our pilots working on flight data, safety groups, training roles and in our management teams.

A career at Cathay Pacific is also supported by good benefits, including generous staff travel across our network for you and your dependants, insurance, a substantial monthly allowance, Children’s Education Allowance, a generous provident fund and the opportunity to earn more via our productivity driven contract.

Come and join us in Hong Kong, Asia’s World City, a city whose rich history and distinctive culture we are proudly a part of.

Apply now to become a Hong Kong-based Second Officer if you meet the following requirements:

• ICAO Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) or Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with a Multi Engine Instrument Rating (MEIR) and same state ATPL examinations credits – obtained without exemption or conversion
• Minimum 250 hours of flying experience (1000 hours and Multi-crew cooperation preferred)
• Must be eligible for HKCPL on conversion according to DCA607 (Please refer to the for the details of the specific requirements)
• A valid Class 1 Medical Certificate
• ICAO English language proficiency Level 4 or above
• COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate

The selection process consists of pre-employment medical check including HKCAD Class 1 medical*. Successful candidates are required to pass pre-employment background check (including criminal records).

*Refer to HKCAD policy for the full requirement for fitness to fly (). As the position you are applying for is a Safety Sensitive Role you are also required to pass a pre-employment drug test. Testing will be done following the HKCAD Guidance for screening of Psychoactive Substances - Annex B, CAD373 ().

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