Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, was founded in 1946 by American Roy C. Farrell and Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow, offering scheduled passenger and cargo services. Cathay also owns Dragonair and in 2010, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried nearly 27 million passengers and over 1.8 million tonnes of cargo and mail. Cathay Pacific was a founder member of the Oneworld alliance.

Business Digest, March 2, 2013

2 Mar 2013

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Branding pictures baffle Dragonair employees

2 Mar 2013

A new image may be in the works for Dragonair, judging from three photographs that appear to herald a brand relaunch. One of the pictures shows a model standing in front of a plane with the words...

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Business Digest, February 22, 2013

22 Feb 2013

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Cost of fuel may force airlines to pull out of air cargo market

13 Feb 2013

Air cargo and passenger airlines using older fuel-guzzling long-range freighters could pull out of the air cargo market this year as they battle falling yields and persistently high fuel costs,...

Briefs, February 13, 2013

13 Feb 2013

More than 370 Cathay Pacific passengers were held up for six hours yesterday after faults were found with two airliners. Some passengers argued with staff at a boarding gate for Sapporo-bound...

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A plane load of passengers on a Japan-bound Cathay Pacific flight were delayed for six hours at Chep Lap Kok airport on Tuesday by two aircrafts with technical problems.

Flights to New York cancelled ahead of snowstorm

The Hong Kong Airport Authority said three scheduled flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty, operated by Cathay Pacific and United Airlines, were cancelled on Friday...

Business Digest, February 8, 2013

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Cathay Pacific looks to increase higher-value cargo carrying

Cathay Pacific Airways aims to replicate its business-class strategy in a cargo trade upgrade. It wants to fly more diamonds and medicines rather than T-shirts.

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