Jun 11, 2025
Everything till final assessment call was straight forward. I was assigned 747 a week before sim. Definitely needs a lot of practice for candidates with no turbine or jet experience. Make sure to prep well before applying at Cathay. Take off - Clean up - turns - ILS - Go Around - Engine fire - ILS. Sim is exactly as per...

Jun 04, 2025
Application submitted online where you hear back from them pretty soon. I was invited for the online interview which was very casual 25 minute chat with HR representative. Asked the generic Tell me about yourself, why Cathay, what do you know about Cathay, what routes they fly, where would you live in HK. Received an email 2 days later inviting back to the assessment in HK which was 4 weeks later. Day 1 - Sim Assessment  Day 2 - Panel Assessment. Captain and HR. 50/50 split with HR...

Jun 04, 2025
Application submitted online originally for the DESO received an email 2 days later asking if I was interested in DEFO A321NEO. Heard back a day after applying with interview which was available 3 weeks later. The online interview was very casual 25 minute chat with a Cathay HR representative. Asked the generic; Tell me about yourself and your career to date, and general HR type questions, (view the study guide of the website).   Received an email 2 days later inviting back to the...

May 21, 2025
3 Day process in Cathay City. (view the study guide of this website, including the Sim/Scenario section).  The second day is interview and document check. For the interview, you will get a random assortment of technical and HR questions. The main assessment is to see how you deal with pressure, and to see if you can apply your knowledge in an unfamiliar setting, so make sure you properly understand your aircraft, and the aircraft you are applying for. I did not know everything they...

May 20, 2025
I had my assessment last week. Sim is done as briefed. Mine was on B777 as 4 of us had Boeing experience. It’s very important for you to communicate in the sim and try to maintain a good crm. Flight parameters deviation seems okay if you are keeping the other pilot informed and you are correcting. example being i climbed too high on departure but corrected it. They will give you two or three little prompts but expect to be solo/PIC. The B777 300 sim is extremely sensitive, fly by...

May 07, 2025
First interview happened about 2 weeks after application. Went well. Wanted to know why Cathay. Where would you live in HK and costs etc. Do research as HK is quite expensive if you don't normally live in a city like New York or Sydney etc. Month later Day 1 sim assessment in Hong Kong. Study the profile you are given and practice. Sim aircraft got assigned 7 days before assessment. A few flight simulator sessions go a long way. Half the people failed the sim ride but those who had...

Mar 26, 2025
The online interview is easy. First a self introduction.Then followed by some basic questions about you and questions about how much you know about the airline and HK. It is about 30 minutes. The HR was very nice and friendly. I think it is easy to pass this. After passing this, then I am invited to have the assessment in HK. I failed on the simulator part. It was on B777 simulator. It was a bit heavy for me. And make sure you prepare well for this. It is harder than I...

Mar 17, 2025
Be punctual for your initial video interview. Basic HR Questions about you, Cathay, and Hong Kong life. Why you’re leaving your company etc. took about 2 weeks to get invited for a sim assessment. Sim is as the profile says, more challenging than anticipated. First time on fly by wire so I was overcorrecting the entire time, expect memory items and checklists on your part, do your own call-outs,...

Mar 14, 2025
Simulator easy, straight forward. It is the panel interview that failed most people. Totally 7 candidates on the day at beginning. 5 passed the sim. Then on the 2nd day, out of the 5 only 2 passed the panel interview. The panel interview included a large number of HR question and technical question, very in depth. And I could only reapply after 1 year. If there is my word for future candidates on the same DESO position. Firstly those two who eventually passed has less experience than I do,...

Mar 10, 2025
Applied end of last year. Heard back after a week to apply for the A321 direct entry. (A320 Type rated already 200 hours but last flight 6 months ago). Resubmitted on beginning of this year and invited for an initial interview a week later and scheduled for the end of  the month. Didn't hear anything back for 2 weeks and I followed up with them via email. Invited back for final assessment the following day. (mid last month) Final assessment was scheduled for mid this month. In between...