About Hong Kong Airlines

Based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Airlines is a full-service airline. It flies under the IATA code HX and ICAO code CRK. Its hub is Hong Kong (HKG). It has a fleet of 33 aircraft (October 2026), with types including the Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A330-300 and Airbus A330-200F.

For future pilots, there is the Hong Kong Airlines cadet programme. There is also a direct-entry route for first officers. The link to its careers website is in the profile on this page. The requirements section on this page covers licence, flying hours, medical certificate and language. This page sets out the selection in 4 stages.

The four phases

Hong Kong Airlines at a glance

IATA / ICAO

HX / CRK4

Country

Hong Kong

Hubs

Hong Kong (HKG)4

Fleet

Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-200F4

Cadet programme

Cadet Pilot Programme23

Direct entry

First officers1

What does Hong Kong Airlines ask of pilots?

Licence

A320 First Officer: valid ICAO ATPL or CPL (frozen ATPL) with multi-engine instrument rating1

Hours

A320 First Officer: 1,000 hours on aircraft above 10,000 kg, including 200 hours on A3201

Medical

Valid Class One medical certificate1

Language

ICAO English Level 4 or above1

1. 1Join Us | Hong Kong Airlines current vacancies · accessed 11 Oct 2026
2. 2Cadet Pilot Programme | Hong Kong Airlines · accessed 10 Oct 2026
3. 3Hong Kong Airlines Cadet Pilot Programme brochure, page 4 · accessed 10 Oct 2026
4. 4Hong Kong Airlines (English Wikipedia) · accessed 11 Oct 2026
5. 5Hong Kong Airlines home page · accessed 10 Oct 2026