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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]
On 19 July 2019, Cathay Pacific announced the acquisition of Hong Kong Express Airways had been completed. HK Express is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific. However, HK Express will continue to operate as a low-cost carrier stand-alone airline.
Cathay Dragon: DRAGON Hong Kong defunct IATA Code transferred to Aero Nomad Airlines: CX CPA Cathay Pacific: CATHAY Hong Kong CJR Caverton Helicopters: CAVERTON AIR Nigeria KX CAY Cayman Airways: CAYMAN Cayman Islands 5J CEB Cebu Pacific: CEBU Philippines CIL Cecil Aviation: CECIL United Kingdom CEG Cega Aviation: CEGA United Kingdom CEC Celtic ...
In November 2011, Cathay Pacific received its second 747-8 freighter (B-LJA), which was painted in the Hong Kong Trader livery. The livery was designed to commemorate the topping out of the new Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal. The name of the livery was taken from Cathay Pacific's very first 747 freighter, which entered the fleet in 1982.
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (HKG:293), which is in the airlines business, and is based in Hong Kong, saw a decent...
9. The 1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown was an incident on 23 July 1954, when a Cathay Pacific Airways C-54 Skymaster [4] airliner was shot down by People's Liberation Army Air Force fighter aircraft. The event occurred off the coast of Hainan Island, where the plane was en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong, killing 10 of 19 passengers ...
322. Cathay Pacific Flight 780 was a flight from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, to Hong Kong International Airport [ 4] on 13 April 2010. On board were 309 passengers and a crew of 13. As Flight 780 neared Hong Kong, the crew were unable to change the thrust output of the engines. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, landed ...