Cathay Pacific
A Boeing 777-300ER of Cathay Pacific | |||||||
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| Founded | 24 September 1946 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Hong Kong | ||||||
| Focus cities | Taipei–Taoyuan | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Asia Miles | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 180 (incl cargo) | ||||||
| Destinations | 83 (incl cargo) | ||||||
| Traded as | SEHK: 293 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cathay City, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong | ||||||
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| Revenue | HK$104.37 billion (2024) | ||||||
| Operating income | HK$13.928 billion (2024) | ||||||
| Profit | HK$9.888 billion (2024) | ||||||
| Total equity | HK$52.507 billion (2024) | ||||||
| Employees | More than 30,100 (2024) | ||||||
| Website | cathaypacific.com | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國泰航空公司 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国泰航空公司 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Cathay Aviation Limited Company | ||||||||||||||||
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| Cathay Pacific Airlines | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國泰航空 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国泰航空 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Cathay Aviation | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國泰 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国泰 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | country (being) prosperous / Cathay | ||||||||||||||||
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Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, or simply Cathay Pacific, is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and its subsidiaries have scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 190 destinations and more than 60 countries worldwide including codeshares and joint ventures.
Cathay Pacific operates a fleet consisting of Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777 aircraft. Cathay Cargo operates two models of Boeing 747. Defunct wholly owned subsidiary airline Cathay Dragon, which ceased operations in 2020, operated to 44 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region from its Hong Kong base. In 2010, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Cargo (previously Cathay Pacific Cargo), together with Cathay Dragon, transported nearly 27 million passengers and more than 1.8 million tons of cargo and mail.
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%.
Cathay Pacific is one of the founding members of Oneworld. The airline is ranked as a 5-star airline and has been ranked as the world's best airline four times by Skytrax. In 2018, it was the 19th-largest airline group in the world ranked by traffic. As of 2024, it is ranked as the fifth best airline in the world.