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24. 58. The first order included 20 A350-800s. [ 40][ 41] These were converted to three A350-900s and 17 A350-1000s on 3 December 2012. [ 42] Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the A350-900 and A350-1000. It operated its first A350 commercial service on 15 January 2015.
Oneworld (stylised as oneworld; CRS: *O) is a global airline alliance consisting of 15 member airlines. It was founded on 1 February 1999. The alliance's stated objective is to be the first choice airline alliance for the world's frequent international travellers.
Cathay Pacific was founded on 24 September 1946 by Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow and American Roy C. Farrell. The airline celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2016. As of March 2024, its major shareholders are Swire Pacific with a 45% stake, Air China with 30% and Qatar Airways with 9.9%.
As of June 2023, Cathay Pacific serves 81 destinations including seasonal and cargo services, in 29 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. [ 1][ 2]
A Boeing 707-100 ordered by Qantas with customer code 38 would be designated as 707-138. A Boeing 717-200 ordered by Hawaiian Airlines with customer code 2A would be designated as 717-22A. A Boeing 727-100 and 727-200 ordered by American Airlines with customer code 23 are designated as 727-023 or 727-123 [ note 2] and 727-223, respectively. [ 1]
Cathay Pacific was at one time, the largest operator of the Lockheed L-1011 outside of the United States with a fleet of 19 (Delta Air Lines in the U.S was the largest with 71) before being replaced by the Airbus A330-342s in 1996.
An A350-900 of Cathay Pacific, the third-largest A350 operator after Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways. There are 612 A350 aircraft in service with 40 operators and 60 customers as of June 2024. The five largest operators were Singapore Airlines (64), Qatar Airways (58), Cathay Pacific (48), Air France (34) and Delta Air Lines (32). [1] [197]
Since 2010, Emirates is the largest Boeing 777 operator, with 152 aircraft; [ 17] the carrier began phasing out older −200s, −200ERs and −300s in February 2011, [ 18]. Other primary operators are United Airlines (96), Qatar Airways (81), Air France (70), American Airlines (67), and Cathay Pacific (65). As of November 2011, 62 airline ...