Cathay Pacific to Close London Pilot Base, Review US Bases

Cathay Pacific to Close London Pilot Base, Review US Bases
A Cathay Pacific passenger plane takes off from Hong Kong's international airport on March 13, 2019. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will close its London pilot base and review the last remaining overseas pilot bases in the United States, the airline said on Thursday, as it grapples with the impact of coronavirus.

The closure comes after Cathay put the London base under review in July and shut bases in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Germany this year in a bid to focus operations in Hong Kong, where pilots have taken permanent pay cuts to retain jobs.