Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CPA), more widely known as Cathay Pacific (Chinese: 國泰航空), is the largest 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 over 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 the 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 over 1.8 million tons of cargo and mail.
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| Founded | 24 September 1946 | ||||||
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| AOC # | 1 | ||||||
| Hubs | Hong Kong International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Cathay | ||||||
| Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 177 | ||||||
| Destinations | 88 | ||||||
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| Traded as | SEHK: 293 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cathay City, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China | ||||||
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| Revenue | HK$51.036 billion (2022) | ||||||
| Operating income | HK$3.546 billion (2022) | ||||||
| Profit | −HK$6.547 billion (2022) | ||||||
| Total equity | HK$63.884 billion (2022) | ||||||
| Employees | More than 21,200 (2022, including subsidiaries) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國泰航空公司 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国泰航空公司 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gwoktaai Hòhnghūng Gūngsī | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gwok3taai3 Hong4hung1 6gung1si1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Cathay Aviation Limited Company | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國泰航空 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国泰航空 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gwoktaai Hòhnghūng | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gwok3taai3 Hong4hung1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Cathay Aviation | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國泰 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国泰 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Gwoktaai | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gwok3taai3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | country (being) prosperous / Cathay | ||||||||||||||||
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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%.
Cathay Pacific is one of the founding members of Oneworld alliance. 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. and as of 2023 it is ranked as the eight best airlines in the world.