Cathay's cadet programme screens globally, and its online aptitude stage is reported to use Aon cut-e modules. Full disclosure up front: this is our weakest-evidenced preset — one detailed vendor source, cut-e usage corroborated by one more. We ship it because the module families are cut-e's standard pilot set either way, and generated practice on those families transfers. The preset inside the trainer carries the same caveat.
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OPEN THE CATHAY PACIFIC TRAINERThe reported core is cut-e's familiar pair for pilots: spatial orientation on instruments (scales ndb family) and deductive grid logic — with applied numeracy, verbal reasoning, the squares questionnaire and a spatial variant (spr) also named in vendor materials. Cathay's process then moves to interviews and sim/group assessments that no online tool can prepare fully.
Because we label it. The alternative — implying certainty we don't have — is how the prep industry earns its reputation. If your invitation email describes a different battery, trust the invitation, use our generic practice mode for the overlapping modules, and email us the (public, non-confidential) format description so we can improve the preset for the next candidate.
| module (simulated) | what it tests | reported timing | fidelity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spatial orientation (scales ndb-style) | Reading a gyro heading + relative-bearing needle and answering compass directions | 3 min | reconstructed |
| Deductive grid logic (scales lst / gapChallenge) | Latin-square deduction — which symbol belongs in the ? cell | 6 min | matches published spec |
"Matches published spec" = the module follows the test publisher's own public task description. "Reconstructed" = built from converging third-party descriptions; format may differ in detail. Deep-dives on how every module works live on the module guide.
From the reported battery, these parts are not in our trainer today:
For those, use the official Aon practice items linked from your test invitation — they exist for exactly this purpose, and no third-party imitation (ours included) substitutes for them.
Employers change vendors and battery composition without notice. Treat every battery list on the internet — ours included — as a best-available reconstruction, and always do the official practice items your test invitation links.
Reported (single detailed vendor, corroborated once): cut-e spatial orientation, deductive grid logic, applied numeracy, verbal reasoning, squares, and a spatial variant. Our confidence in this composition is lower than for our European presets, and the preset says so.
Vendor sources report Aon/cut-e usage for the cadet programme’s online stage. We’ve found fewer independent corroborations than for Ryanair or easyJet — treat the battery list as indicative.
No — interviews, group exercises and sim assessments need different preparation. We simulate online aptitude modules only, and we’d rather be excellent at that than pretend to cover everything.
Yes — cut-e’s pilot module families repeat across airlines, so fluency in grid logic and instrument orientation transfers to whatever subset you actually face.
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