Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to close London pilot base employing some 100 cockpit crew members

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed it is closing its London pilot base, leaving most of the 100 cockpit crew members employed there out of a job.

The closure of Cathay’s British outpost will be followed by a review of its sole remaining pilot base in the United States – part of continuous cost-cutting efforts at the pandemic-battered airline – placing 140 jobs there on the line as well.