Chu, appointed in March 2014, is executing a business revamp to stem the slide as shrinking business travel, pressure from budget operators and more direct routes offered by mainland carriers weigh on Cathay’s yields -- the money earned from flying a passenger for one kilometer and a key measure of profitability.

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