The agreement was signed by PolyU Dean of Faulty of Engineering Ir Prof. H. C. Man (fourth, right) and Cathay Pacific General Manager Flying Mr Tim Burns (fourth, left), witnessed by PolyU Council Chairman Dr Lam Tai-fai (third, right), PolyU Deputy President and Provost Prof. Wing-tak Wong (second, right), Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer Mr Augustus Tang (third, left) and Chief Operations and Service Delivery Officer Mr Greg Hughes (second, left). Also photographed are Cathay Pacific cadet pilots Ms Cathy Chan Tsz-ying (left) and Mr Vincent Tsui Ling-fung (right).Zoom In

PolyU and Cathay Pacific recently joined hands to nurture local aviation talents and develop Hong Kong as a hub for aviation training. The two parties signed a three-year agreement to collaborate on a new integrated course for Cathay Pacific's Cadet Pilot training programme.

 

New integrated course for Cathay Pacific’s Cadet Pilot training programme

Length

55 to 60 weeks

Training Contents

Theory

A 150-working-day Theoretical Ground Training course by PolyU, with at least 750 hours of instruction and examination in areas including:

  • principles of flight

  • meteorology

  • human performance

  • general navigation

  • instrumentation

  • radio navigation

  • air law

Flight Training

Flight training overseas by Cathay Pacific

Simulator Training

Multi-crew simulator training at Cathay City by Cathay Pacific

 

Committed to nurturing aviation talents

PolyU has been nurturing talents in the aviation industry for a number of years. PolyU Deputy President and Provost Professor Wing-tak Wong said at the signing ceremony, “PolyU and Boeing co-founded the first Aviation Services Research Centre in Hong Kong ten years ago. Subsequently, the University established the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering to provide undergraduate, Master and Doctoral degree programmes and strengthen scientific research in the field of civil aviation and aeronautical engineering.”

 

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mr Lam Sai-hung (third, left), the Guest of Honour at the signing ceremony, pictured with Dr Lam Tai-fai (second, left), Mr Augustus Tang (third, right), Prof. Wing-tak Wong (second, right), CAD Assistant Director-General (Flight Standards) Ms Clara Wong (right) and Mr Greg Hughes (left).

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mr Lam Sai-hung (third, left), the Guest of Honour at the signing ceremony, pictured with Dr Lam Tai-fai (second, left), Mr Augustus Tang (third, right), Prof. Wing-tak Wong (second, right), CAD Assistant Director-General (Flight Standards) Ms Clara Wong (right) and Mr Greg Hughes (left) in front of an aircraft flight simulator at Cathay City.

 

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mr Lam Sai-hung said the Cadet Pilot training programme marked the first time that aviation theory courses would be taught by a local institution, writing a new chapter in Hong Kong’s aviation history and enriching the variety of aviation professional training available in the city.