A US training centre for Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has halted solo flights for cadet pilots after an “alarming” rise in serious blunders in which students were involved in a wingtip collision, a bounced landing and an erroneous exit from a runway.
In an email obtained by the Post earlier and confirmed by Cathay Pacific on Thursday, AeroGuard Flight Training Centre vice-president and head of training Jay Meade told cadets he had been forced to ground the flights pending an investigation after three mishaps in as many weeks.
