Hong Kong pilot school hoping to work with banks, airline partners to ease tuition fee burden

A pilot training school run by the Airport Authority Hong Kong is hoping to work with banks and partnering airlines to ease the training fee burden for cadets as part of efforts to meet the growing demand for talent.

Simon Li Tin-chu, president of the Hong Kong International Aviation Academy, acknowledged tuition fees of HK$800,000 (US$102,500) posed a challenge for aspiring pilots, with the school to identify loan options to help support cadets.