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1,000 developers

“Cathay rolled out GitHub Copilot to more than 1,000 developers in just one week”

As published on github.com, October 2025. Captured by usedby on Oct 2, 2026.

What happened

Cathay's developers use GitHub Copilot for code completion in the IDE and its agent mode for multi-step coding changes across the codebase. The airline also uses GitHub Advanced Security and Copilot Autofix to detect and fix vulnerabilities during development.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of GitHub copilot and Cathay, not ours.

  • 40%“which has contributed to a 40% year-over-year improvement in tech debt fixes”
  • 63%“This shift to proactive security has led to a 63% decrease in the Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR) security fixes.”
  • 4.4/5“with satisfaction and NPS scores rising to 4.4/5”

Cathay rolled out GitHub Copilot to more than 1,000 developers in just one week, who have since accepted over four million lines of code.

From the page. github.com, captured Oct 2, 2026

GitHub Copilot has been a game changer,” said Rajeev Nair, General Manager - IT Infrastructure & Security at Cathay. “It’s more than just a tool. It's a collaborative partner that helps us stay focused on meaningful work instead of repetitive tasks.

Rajeev Nair, General Manager - IT Infrastructure & Security, Cathay. Source, captured Oct 2, 2026

What the story claims, and what we checked

We compared the story with its live page on Oct 3, 2026.

  • The figure: 1,000 developersCheckedPrinted word for word on the page, near the name of Cathay.
  • The passage quoted aboveCheckedCopied word for word from the page, near the name of Cathay.
  • The publication dateCheckedRead from the page’s own metadata, never guessed.
  • Cathay uses GitHub copilotCheckedConfirmed line. Latest check across sources: Oct 5, 2026.
  • The result itselfNot checkedWe quote it; we did not measure it.

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