🇭🇰🛫 “The authorities have pressed Cathay to open more routes with direct flights to the Middle East and Asia or else they may ask other mainland cities to offer the service.” “But the airline privately admitted that it doesn’t have enough pilots for the service expansion.”

Cannix Yau in South China Morning Post Paul Weatherilt, chair HKAOA, "Cathay Pacific’s core problem remained the lack of pilots stemming from a restructuring plan in October 2020, when the airline shut down its subsidiary Cathay Dragon." Remember Cathay Dragon.... scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

This is what Cathay Pacific gave up on. They may have retained the route rights but don't have the capacity.

🇭🇰🛫 tl;dr version Politicians: "CATHAY MUST FLY TO THESE NEW DESTINATIONS!" Cathay: "We don't have the pilots." HK pilots' union: "Told ya this was gonna happen..."

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It doesn't really matter which metric you use.... Cathay Pacific rebuild has been stalled for 7 months at between 60% and 70% of pre-covid capacity. #notenoughpilots

This from South China Morning Post is more about capacity than service quality. Cathay Pacific sidelined unions, fired thousands of staff, reduced pay for those that remained and stood by as thousands more resigned. CX stalled for months now at 60% of pre-covid capacity. 70% including UO.

Hong Kong International Airport timelape. x.com/i/status/18102…

Aircraft manufacturers and airlines are betting on passengers getting comfortable with just one pilot in the cockpit instead of two. But let's face it, neither passengers nor the piloting community are on board with this risky idea. We believe it’s a gamble with safety, and

🇭🇰🥇🤺 Vivian Kong secures Hong Kong's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics! Kong defeated local favourite Auriane Mallo-Breton 13-12 in the women’s epee final.

🇭🇰🏊🥉 Siobhán Haughey finishes third in the 200m freestyle final to take the bronze! Haughey is now Hong Kong's most decorated Olympian with three medals.

Cannix Yau asks in South China Morning Post "Are Hong Kong’s aviation hub ambitions hampered by Cathay Pacific's pilot shortage...?" Here to let you know that yes, CX is short of pilots and their recovery has been stalled for months HK Aviation Hub ❌❌❌ scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

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A former adviser to Boris Johnson says its all very well for trade unions to secure better pay rises through disputes and industrial action, but what about the millions of people who are not part of a union? James Schneider: "I agree... the answer to that is join a trade union"

Initially Cathay Pacific and HK aviation's recovery was swift, reactivating the pilots that remained. Now it's about recruitment, retention and a mountain of pilot training.

Dear Prime Minister, It’s time for #EqualPlay #ParalympicsGB 🟰

Last year IATA head Willie Walsh told me Russia’s closure of its airspace will be the “single biggest factor” in the restoration of flights to China. Now European airlines are pulling out of China. Great article by Skift on the myriad of reasons why. skift.com/2024/10/20/why…

Google have invented Willow, a quantum computer so powerful & quick that they slip out mid way through the blog post “It lends credence to the notion that quantum computation occurs in many parallel universes, in line with the idea that we live in a multiverse” So there you go.

Thoughts on the eve of AGI I talked to several friends about o3 this week. Their summarized response is basically "holy crap is this actually happening?" Yes, this is actually happening. The next few years are going to be insane. This is historic stuff, galactic even. What's