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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Cathay Pacific Airways Limited <br />{{nobold|{{lang|zh|國泰航空}}}}
| imagelogo = Cathay Pacific logo.svg
| image_sizelogo_size = 260px290
| IATA = CX
| ICAO = CPA
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| founded = {{start date and age|1946|09|24|df=yes}}
| aoc = 1<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cad.gov.hk/english/airoperator.html |title=Air Operator's Certificate |publisher=[[Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)|Civil Aviation Department]] |access-date=10 August 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619012723/https://www.cad.gov.hk/english/airoperator.html |archive-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
| hubs = {{nowrap|[[Hong Kong International Airport]]}}
| focus_cities = [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]]{{cn|date=October 2024}}
| frequent_flyer = Cathay Club<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/membership.html |title=Welcome to Cathay |website=Cathay Pacific |access-date=23 August 2020 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823070223/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/membership.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| alliance = [[Oneworld]]
| subsidiaries = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| {{nowrap|[[Air Hong Kong]]}}
| {{nowrap|[[HK Express]]}}
| fleet_size = 179 (incl cargo)
}}▼
| destinations = 83 (incl cargo)
| fleet_size = [[Cathay Pacific fleet|178]]<ref name="CXfleet">{{cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Cathay-Pacific |title=Cathay Pacific Fleet Details and History |website=Planespotters.net |access-date=17 August 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906095502/https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Cathay-Pacific |url-status=live }}</ref>
| parent = {{ubl|▼
| destinations = [[List of Cathay Pacific destinations|88]]
▲| parent = {{ubl|
| {{nowrap|[[Swire]] (45%)}}
| {{nowrap|[[Air China]] (30%)}}
| {{nowrap|[[Qatar Airways]] (9.9%)}}
}}▼
| traded_as = {{sehk|293}}
| headquarters = [[Cathay City]], [[Hong Kong International Airport]], [[Chek Lap Kok]], [[Hong Kong]], [[China]]<ref name="HQReg"/>
| key_people = {{bulleted list|
| Patrick Healy ([[Chairman]])
| Ronald Lam ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| founders = {{ubl|class=nowrap▼
}}
| [[Sydney de Kantzow]]
▲| founders =
| [[Roy Farrell]]}}
| revenue = {{increase}} [[Hong Kong Dollar|HK$]]94.485&nbsp; [[billion]] (2023)<ref name="CX2023FR">{{cite report |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/about-us/investor-relations/announcements/en/2023_cx_results_announcement_en.pdf |title=2023 Annual Results |date=13 March 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024 |publisher=Cathay Pacific |pages=17–20 |archive-date=14 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314010122/https://www.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/about-us/investor-relations/announcements/en/2023_cx_results_announcement_en.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} HK$15.125&nbsp;billion (2023)<ref name="CX2023FR"/>▼
| profitoperating_income = {{increase}} HK$915.790&nbsp;125 billion (2023)<ref name="CX2023FR"/>
| equityprofit = {{decreaseincrease}} HK$609.033&nbsp;790 billion (2023)<ref name="CX2023FR"/>
| num_employeesequity = More{{decrease}} thanHK$60.033 23,800billion <small>(2023, including subsidiaries worldwide)</small><ref name="CX2023FR"/>
▲| operating_incomenum_employees = {{increase}}More HK$15.125&nbsp;billionthan 23,800 (2023)<ref name="CX2023FR"/>
| website = {{URL|www.cathaypacific.com}}
}}
 
[[File:Cathay Pacific City 30-08-2022(1).jpg|thumb|Cathay City, the corporate headquarters of Cathay Pacific.]]
 
{{Infobox Chinese
| title = Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
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'''Cathay Pacific Airways Limited''' ('''CPA'''),<!--Please morerefrain widelyfrom knownadding asthe '''CathayChinese Pacific'''name ({{zh|first=t|t=國泰航空}})to this section, as it have already been clearly specified in the Infobox. Reiterating the native name in the Lede is unnecessary and redundant.--> is the [[flag carrier]] of the [[Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]] with its [[head office]] and main [[airline hub|hub]] located at [[Hong Kong International Airport]]. The airline's operations and its subsidiaries have scheduled passenger and cargo services to overmore than 190<ref name="Cathay Pacific Fact Sheet">{{cite report |author=Cathay Pacific |date=2017 |title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited – Cathay Pacific Fact Sheet 2017 |url=http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/press/cxw/CX_Fact%20Sheet_en.pdf |access-date=6 November 2017 |archive-date=7 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007161215/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/press/cxw/CX_Fact%20Sheet_en.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Interim Report 2016">{{cite report |author=Cathay Pacific |date=2016 |title=Cathay Pacific Airways Limited – Interim Report 2016 |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/about-us/investor-relations/interim-annual-reports/en/2016_cx_interim_report_en.pdf |page=1 |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-date=23 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223201442/https://www.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/about-us/investor-relations/interim-annual-reports/en/2016_cx_interim_report_en.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> destinations and more than 60 countries worldwide including [[codeshare agreement|codeshares]] and joint ventures.
 
Cathay Pacific operates a fleet consisting of [[Airbus A321neo]], [[Airbus A330]], [[Airbus A350]], and [[Boeing 777]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/fleet.html |title=Airline Fleet – Cathay Pacific |website=Cathaypacific.com |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128190558/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/fleet.html |archive-date=28 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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<ref name="Jeffrey 2023 p441">{{cite web |last=Jeffrey |first=Rebecca |title=Cathay rebrands and refreshes cargo services |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/cathay-rebrands-and-refreshes-cargo-services/ |website=Air Cargo News |date=23 February 2023 |access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>), together with Cathay Dragon, transported nearly 27 million passengers and overmore than 1.8 million tons of cargo and mail.
 
Cathay Pacific was founded on 24 September 1946 by Australian [[Sydney de Kantzow|Sydney H. de Kantzow]] and American [[Roy Farrell|Roy C. Farrell]]. The airline celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2016. As of March 2024, its major shareholders are [[Swire Group|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.<ref name=WorldAirlineRankings2018>{{cite web |title=World Airline Rankings |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=65723 |work=Flight Global |date=2019}}</ref> As of 20232024, it is ranked as one of the eightfifth best airlinesairline in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The World's Top 10 Airlines of 2023 |url=https://www.worldairlineawards.com/worlds-top-10-airlines-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=SKYTRAX |language=en}}</ref>
 
==History==
{{Recentism|section|date=September 2020}}
 
===1946–1960: The early years===
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In the late 1940s, the Hong Kong Government divided the local aviation market between Cathay Pacific and its only local competitor, the [[Jardine Matheson]]-owned [[Hong Kong Airways]]:<ref name=book/>{{rp|117–118}} Cathay Pacific was allocated routes to the south (including South-East Asia and Australia), while Hong Kong Airways was allocated routes to the north (including mainland China, Korea, and Japan). The situation changed with the establishment of the People's Republic of China and the [[Korean War]], which reduced the viability of the northern routes. In 1959, Cathay Pacific acquired Hong Kong Airways,<ref name=hump/> and became the dominant airline in Hong Kong.
 
Under Swire, another important sister company, [[HAECO]], was established in 1950.<ref name=book/>{{rp|130}} Nowadays,{{when?|date=January 2024}}, it's one of the major aeroplane repair service companies of Hong Kong with divisions in other cities of China.{{which|date=February 2023}}
 
===1960–1990: Expansion===
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[[File:Cathay Pacific L-1011 at Osaka Airport.jpg|thumb|A [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] at [[Osaka International Airport]] in 1972–1994 livery with the British [[Union Flag]] and the logo of parent company [[Swire]].|alt=Lockheed L-1011 TriStar at Osaka International Airport]]
In the 1970s, Cathay Pacific installed a computerised reservation system and flight simulators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatmaestro.com/airlines-seating-maps/cathay-pacific-airways/history/|title=History of Cathay Pacific Airways|website=SeatMaestro|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128165738/https://www.seatmaestro.com/airlines-seating-maps/cathay-pacific-airways/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1971, Cathay Pacific Airways received the first Boeing aircraft [[Boeing 707|707-320B]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_axTDwAAQBAJ&q=Cathay+Pacific+Airways+received+the+first+Boeing+aircraft+707+1971&pg=PT8|title=I Have Control: A pilot's view of changing airliner technology|last=Spragg|first=Keith|date=31 March 2018|publisher=The Crowood Press|isbn=978-1-78500-398-1|language=en|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=8 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308151759/https://books.google.com/books?id=_axTDwAAQBAJ&q=Cathay+Pacific+Airways+received+the+first+Boeing+aircraft+707+1971&pg=PT8|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1972 it had five 707s.<ref>Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific Airways ''[[Freight & Container Transportation]]'' May 1972 page 5</ref> The new aircraft colour was known as Brunswick green.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chingchic.com/cathay-pacific-airways-newsletter---september-1971.html|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Newsletter – September 1971|website=CAPTCapt.CHARLES Charles 'CHICChic' EATHEREather (RETRet.)|language=en|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130233037/http://www.chingchic.com/cathay-pacific-airways-newsletter---september-1971.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 1976 it began operating a Boeing 707 freighter from Hong Kong to Seoul, Bangkok and Singapore.<ref>Cathay puts on 707 freighter ''Freight & Container Transportation'' August 1976 page 4</ref>
 
In 1974, Cathay Pacific almost purchased the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] to open a new flight route. During the flight route application process with the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British government]], due to the pressure from the British government, Cathay Pacific changed the application to apply for a route from Hong Kong to [[Heathrow Airport|London]] using a [[Boeing 747]]. The application was ultimately rejected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archivemoney.fortunecnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/17/72252/index.htm|title=BOEINGBoeing'Ss HAPPYHappy, HARROWINGHarrowing TIMESTimes – Swamped with orders, the world's No. 1 planemaker has to unsnarl production, beat back rivals, and decide whether to bet billions on a completely new plane. – |date=July 17, 1989|website=archive.fortune.com|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> In 1979, the airline acquired its first Boeing 747 and applied for traffic rights to fly to London in 1980, with the first flight taking place on 16 July.
 
Expansion continued into the 1980s. In 1982, Cathay Pacific Airways introduced Cathay Pacific Cargo (now Cathay Cargo<ref name="Jeffrey 2023 p441" />), which provided cargo service to initiate the trend of Hong Kong becoming one of the largest re-export trading ports of the world. The airline's long-haul dedicated cargo services started a twice a week with Hong Kong-Frankfurt-London service operated jointly with [[Lufthansa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/en-us/aboutcathaypacificcargo.aspx|title=About Cathay Pacific Cargo – Cathay Pacific Cargo|website=Cathaypacificcargo.com|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116081150/https://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/en-us/aboutcathaypacificcargo.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Cathay Pacific kept its service to [[Vancouver]] in 1983, with service on to San Francisco in 1986, when an industry-wide boom encouraged route growth to many European and North American centres including London, [[Brisbane]], Frankfurt, [[Amsterdam]], Rome, Paris, [[Zürich|Zurich]] and [[Manchester]].<ref name="Horizon">{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|title=History – New Horizons|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080006/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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====Transfer to Chek Lap Kok and transpolar flights====
On 5 July 1998, Cathay Pacific operated its last flight from [[Kai Tak Airport|Kai Tak International Airport]] to [[London Heathrow Airport]], with the former airport ceasing operations after overmore than 73 years of operation. The next day, Cathay Pacific began flights from [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York John F. Kennedy International Airport]] to the new [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport]]. This flight was also the world's first [[Non-stop flight|nonstop]] [[Polar route|transpolar]] flight from New York to Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-airplanes-sometimes-fly-over-the-north-pole|title=You Might Have Flown Over the North Pole and Not Even Known It|last=Drescher|first=Cynthia|website=Condé Nast Traveler|date=17 May 2017|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013047/https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-airplanes-sometimes-fly-over-the-north-pole|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===2000–2010: Industrial troubles and acquisitions===
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Judge Anselmo Reyes ruled that the airline had contravened the Employment Ordinance by dismissing the pilots without a valid reason, adding that they had been sacked primarily because of union activities. He also held that remarks by then-chief operating officer Philip Chen Nanlok and current chief executive Tony Tyler after the sackings were defamatory. The judge handed the pilots a victory in their long-running legal battle, with individual awards of HK$3.3&nbsp;million for defamation together with a month's pay and HK$150,000 for the sackings.
 
On 24 December 2010, judges [[Frank Stock]], [[Susan Kwan]] and [[Johnson Lam]] of the [[Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)|Court of Appeal]] overturned the judgment of the lower court to the extent that the claim for wrongful termination of the contract was dismissed. The finding that Cathay Pacific wrongly sacked the 18 pilots for their union activities was upheld. The court upheld the defamation claim but reduced the damages for the defamatory comments made by Cathay Pacific management. The judges also modified the judgment awarding payment of legal costs to the pilots and instead said that they should now pay some of Cathay's costs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INIn THEthe HIGHHigh COURTCourt OFof THEthe HONGHong KONGKong SPECIALSpecial ADMINISTRATIVEAdministrative REGIONRegion COURTCourt OFof APPEALAppeal CIVIL– APPEAL NONo. 268 OFof 2009 |url=http://www.cathaypilotsunion.org/proceedings/CACV000268_2009.pdf |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002215236/http://www.cathaypilotsunion.org/proceedings/CACV000268_2009.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
The leader of the 49er Plaintiffs, Captain John Warham, launched a book titled ''The 49ers – The True Story'' on 25 March 2011.<ref>{{cite book|author=John Warham|title=The 49ers: The True Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R09YYgEACAAJ |year=2011 |publisher=Book Guild Publishing, Limited|isbn=978-1-84624-587-9|access-date=23 September 2019|archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308152302/https://books.google.com/books?id=R09YYgEACAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
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====Acquisition and downsizing of Dragonair====
[[File:B-HYF - Dragonair - Airbus A330-342 - PEK (16484020506).jpg|thumb|A Dragonair Airbus A330-300.]]
On 28 September 2006, the airline underwent a shareholding realignment under which Dragonair became a wholly owned subsidiary but continued to operate under its brand. Acquiring Dragonair meant gaining more access to the restricted, yet rapidly growing, Mainland China market and more opportunities for sharing of resources. [[China National Aviation Holding|CNAC]], and its subsidiary, Air China, acquired a 17.5 percent stake in Cathay Pacific, and the airline doubled its shareholding in Air China to 17.5 percent. [[CITIC Pacific]] reduced its shareholding to 17.5 percent and [[Swire Group]] reduced its shareholding to 40 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet – Major Subsidiaries and Associates|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/fact-sheet.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209132322/http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/fact-sheet.html|archive-date=9 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=History – Into the New Millennium|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080006/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=KAmerge>{{cite web|title=Cathay, Air China Deal Enables Dragonair Purchase|url=http://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Cathay-Air-China-Deal-Enables-Dragonair-Purchase|date=17 July 2006|publisher=Business Travel News|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223134634/http://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Cathay-Air-China-Deal-Enables-Dragonair-Purchase|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
 
▲On 28 September 2006, the airline underwent a shareholding realignment under which Dragonair became a wholly owned subsidiary but continued to operate under its brand. Acquiring Dragonair meant gaining more access to the restricted, yet rapidly growing, Mainlandmainland China market and more opportunities for sharing of resources. [[China National Aviation Holding|CNAC]], and its subsidiary, Air China, acquired a 17.5 percent stake in Cathay Pacific, and the airline doubled its shareholding in Air China to 17.5 percent. [[CITIC Pacific]] reduced its shareholding to 17.5 percent and [[Swire Group]] reduced its shareholding to 40 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet – Major Subsidiaries and Associates|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/fact-sheet.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209132322/http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/press-room/fact-sheet.html|archive-date=9 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=History – Into the New Millennium|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080006/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=KAmerge>{{cite web|title=Cathay, Air China Deal Enables Dragonair Purchase|url=http://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Cathay-Air-China-Deal-Enables-Dragonair-Purchase|date=17 July 2006|publisher=Business Travel News|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223134634/http://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Cathay-Air-China-Deal-Enables-Dragonair-Purchase|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
[[File:Dragon Air A320-200.JPG|thumb|left|A Dragonair Airbus A320-200.|alt=Twinjet side view on tarmac]]
Dragonair had originally planned significant international expansion. It was already operating services to [[Bangkok]] and Tokyo, and was to have a dedicated cargo fleet of nine [[Boeing 747-400]]BCF aircraft by 2009 operating to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=66cc5b81f2510110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909163324/http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=66cc5b81f2510110VgnVCM22000022d21c39____|archive-date=9 September 2011|title=Dragonair to more than double size of cargo fleet by end-2008|publisher=Dragonair|date=6 May 2004|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> It had also acquired three [[Airbus A330-300]] aircraft to commence services to Sydney and [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.travelweekly.com.au/articles/14/0c01f914.asp |title=Dragonair gets green light for Sydney/Hong Kong services |publisher=[[Reed Business Information]] |work=Travel Weekly |date=19 April 2004 |access-date=4 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228003018/http://www.travelweekly.com.au/articles/14/0c01f914.asp |archive-date=28 December 2008 }}</ref>
 
[[File:B-HYQ@PEK (20180528165850).jpg|thumb|left|A Cathay Dragon Airbus A330-300.]]
Following the acquisition by Cathay Pacific, Dragonair's proposed expansion plans underwent a comprehensive route compatibility analysis with the Cathay network to reduce duplication. Dragonair services to Bangkok and Tokyo were terminated, and new services launched to Sendai, Phuket, Manila, and Kathmandu. With the merging of similar departments at the two previously separate airlines, some Dragonair staff have had their employment contracts transferred to Cathay Pacific, except Dragonair Pilots and Cabin Crew and others made redundant due to the efficiencies gained in the merger. This resulted in an approximately 37 percent decrease in the amount of staff contractually employed by Dragonair.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
 
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===2010–2020: Scandals and stagnancy===
[[File:201805 Cathay’s aircrafts at HKG.jpg|thumb|Cathay Pacific and [[Cathay Dragon]] aircraft at [[Hong Kong International Airport]] in 2018.]]
In 2010, the airline set another record high profit, amounting to [[HK$]]14.05&nbsp;billion despite record losses set in the same decade. At the same time, Cathay Pacific had taken delivery of several new aircraft types, including the Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 777-300ER.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chiu |first=Joanne |date=9 March 2011 |title=Cathay Pacific Net Nearly Triples |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703560404576189500166075350 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727181443/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703560404576189500166075350 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tony Tyler left his position as CEO at the airline on 31 March 2010 to pursue his new job at the IATA. Chief operating officer [[John Slosar]] had succeeded as the new CEO.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_VN/about-us/press-room/press-release/2010/cathay-pacific-announces-senior-management-changes.html |title=Cathay Pacific announces senior management changes |publisher=Cathay Pacific |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=23 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223201151/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_VN/about-us/press-room/press-release/2010/cathay-pacific-announces-senior-management-changes.html |archive-date=23 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, New Zealand's Commerce Commission had dropped charges against Cathay Pacific concerning the air cargo price-fixing agreements.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_4934746">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/4934746/Commission-drops-some-airline-charges |title=Commission drops some airline charges |author=Rutherford, Hamish |date=28 April 2011 |work=Stuff |location=New Zealand |access-date=23 September 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024061754/http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/4934746/Commission-drops-some-airline-charges |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, the airline underwent the largest network expansion in recent years which included the addition of links to [[Manchester]], [[Zurich]] and [[Boston]].
 
On 8 October 2016, Cathay Pacific retired their last passenger [[Boeing 747]] (a 747–400 with reg B-HUJ) with a farewell scenic flight around Hong Kong after overmore than 35 years of service of the type. Cathay operated the 747 since August 1979, when it was inaugurated on services to Australia.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Flashback – Cathay Pacific Summer 1979 Boeing 747 operations|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269250/flashback-Cathay-pacific-summer-1979-Boeing-747-operations/|website=Routes Online|access-date=23 December 2016|date=7 October 2016|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121073858/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269250/flashback-cathay-pacific-summer-1979-boeing-747-operations/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
During the first half of 2016, Cathay Pacific's passenger yields fell 10 per cent, to the lowest in seven years as competing airlines from Mainlandmainland China increased direct service to the U.S. and Europe, hurting the company's revenue from its Hong Kong hub.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cathay Pacific says big slump in number of premium travelers from Hong Kong|url=http://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/cathay-pacific-says-big-slump-in-number-of-premium-travelers-from-hong-Kong|work=The National|agency=Bloomberg|date=18 August 2016}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In October, Cathay Pacific scrapped its profit forecast for the second half of the year, less than two months after its issuance.<ref name=SCMP>{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Eric|title=Cathay Pacific lowers second-half profit forecast as overcapacity, competition take a toll|url=http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2027471/cathay-pacific-lowers-second-half-profit-forecast-overcapacity|access-date=1 January 2017|work=The South China Morning Post|date=12 October 2016|archive-date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101163513/http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2027471/cathay-pacific-lowers-second-half-profit-forecast-overcapacity|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
From 15 September 2016, Cathay Pacific decided to reintroduce fuel surcharge on many flights after its half-year net profits dropped overmore than 80% and it suffered HK$4.5&nbsp;billion loss from wrong bets on fuel prices.<ref name=SCMP050916/> As of September 2016, Oil prices were halved from 2014 and stayed below US$50 a barrel.<ref name=SCMP050916>{{cite news|last1=Sun|first1=Nikki|title=HK$109 surcharge for Cathay and Dragonair passengers flying into Hong Kong after wrong-way bet on oil prices|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2015171/wrong-bet-oil-prices-leads-hk109-surcharge-cathay-and|work=The South China Morning Post|date=5 September 2016|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302025713/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2015171/wrong-bet-oil-prices-leads-hk109-surcharge-cathay-and|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==== 2017–2019 transformation ====
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In 2021, the company posted a record annual loss of US$2.8&nbsp;billion for 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 March 2021|title=Cathay Pacific posts record $2.8bn loss for 2020|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|location=Hong Kong|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343091|access-date=10 March 2021|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310045253/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343091|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also announced that the company would cut an additional 8,500 jobs.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 March 2021|title=Cathay Pacific posts record $2.8bn loss for 2020|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|location=Hong Kong|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343091|access-date=18 March 2021|archive-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316151805/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343091|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
On April 22, 2021, the company began its job cuts by closing its Canada pilot base, on the same day they began consultation with pilots at their Australia and New Zealand pilot bases regarding base closure in those jurisdictions. Pilots with the right to live and work in Hong Kong would be offered employment, however, those without the right to live and work in Hong Kong would face redundancy. On the same day, the company announced that they would review its bases in Europe and the USAUnited States later in the year.
 
On May 12, 2021, the company announced the closing of its Frankfurt pilot base. Around 50 pilots' jobs were at risk. As with the Canada base closing announced two and a half weeks earlier, pilots with the right to live and work in Hong Kong would be offered jobs, while those without the right to live and work in Hong Kong would face redundancy.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 May 2021|title=Cathay Closes Frankfurt Base|language=en-GB|url=https://thefunnybeaver.com/exclusive-news-memes-cathay-closes-frankfurt-base/|website=Thefunnybeaver.com|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512191644/https://thefunnybeaver.com/exclusive-news-memes-cathay-closes-frankfurt-base/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In June 2021, the company said that losses in 1H 2021 were expected to be lower than US$1.27 billion in 2020, due to cost-saving measures and strong demand for cargo flights.
 
In 2023 and in conjunction with the [[Airport Authority Hong Kong]]'s "World of Winners" campaign,<ref name=worldofwinners>{{cite web|title=World of Winners|url=https://wow.hongkongairport.com/tickets|publisher=Airport Authority|access-date=27 April 2023|archive-date=27 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427215724/https://wow.hongkongairport.com/tickets|url-status=live}}</ref> which aimed to promote tourism within [[Hong Kong]], the Airline provided some of the 500,000 tickets in the campaign. The Airlineairline released the tickets in tranches for each region.<ref name=cxworldofwinners>{{cite web |url=https://flights.cathaypacific.com/en_GB/offers/world-of-winners.html |title=World of Winners tickets giveaway campaign |access-date=27 April 2023 |archive-date=27 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427221042/https://flights.cathaypacific.com/en_GB/offers/world-of-winners.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Participants were required to register for its frequent flyer program and fill in a registration form on the date for the region the participant was in.<ref name=cxworldofwinnerstc>{{cite web |title=Cathay Pacific's Terms and Conditions on World of Winners |url=https://flights.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/digital-library/sea/world-of-winners/world-of-winners_terms-and-conditions_PH-EN.pdf |date=March 10, 2023 |access-date=27 April 2023 |archive-date=27 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427221041/https://flights.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/digital-library/sea/world-of-winners/world-of-winners_terms-and-conditions_PH-EN.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
====2023–2024: Mass flight cancellations====
From December 2023 to January 2024, the AirlineCathay had to trim its schedules by an average of 12twelve flights per day through to the end of February to avoid significant flight cancellations over the peak Lunar New Year period. The pre-emptive decision comes as the airline grapples with a significant pilot shortage.▼
 
The cancellations were mainly on routes with multiple daily services, allowing Cathay to transfer booked passengers onto same day services. The carrier is also under some scrutiny in Hong Kong after a spate of flight cancellations since 24 December 24, 2023, including 40forty flights over four days. Cancellations peaked on January 7 when the airline axed 27 flights at short notice.▼
▲From December 2023 to January 2024, the Airline had to trim its schedules by an average of 12 flights per day through to the end of February to avoid significant flight cancellations over the peak Lunar New Year period. The pre-emptive decision comes as the airline grapples with a significant pilot shortage.
 
After slashing its workforce during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], local news outlets say Cathay Pacific is now experiencing significant difficulties recruiting pilots, especially senior pilots. The Hong Kong Free Post outlet says Cathay only recruited 100 new pilots in 2023. According to ''[[The Straits Times]]'', around 1,000 of the airline's 4,000 pilots were made redundant during the pandemic, while a further 1,000 resigned, effectively reducing Cathay's pilot pool by 50% over the period.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/135983-cathay-pacific-trims-flights-due-to-pilot-shortage | title=Cathay Pacific trims flights due to pilot shortage }}</ref>▼
▲The cancellations were mainly on routes with multiple daily services, allowing Cathay to transfer booked passengers onto same day services. The carrier is also under some scrutiny in Hong Kong after a spate of flight cancellations since December 24, 2023, including 40 flights over four days. Cancellations peaked on January 7 when the airline axed 27 flights at short notice.
 
▲After slashing its workforce during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], local news outlets say Cathay Pacific is now experiencing significant difficulties recruiting pilots, especially senior pilots. The Hong Kong Free Post outlet says Cathay only recruited 100 new pilots in 2023. According to [[The Straits Times]], around 1,000 of the airline's 4,000 pilots were made redundant during the pandemic, while a further 1,000 resigned, effectively reducing Cathay's pilot pool by 50% over the period.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/135983-cathay-pacific-trims-flights-due-to-pilot-shortage | title=Cathay Pacific trims flights due to pilot shortage }}</ref>
 
==Corporate affairs, identity and senior leadership==
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|[[Air China]]||Corporate||Airline||Mainland China||20%<ref name="cx16">{{cite web |url = https://www.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/about-us/investor-relations/interim-annual-reports/en/CX16_Final_en.pdf |title = Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2016 |access-date = 28 October 2017 |archive-date = 28 October 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201806/https://www.cathaypacific.com/content/dam/cx/about-us/investor-relations/interim-annual-reports/en/CX16_Final_en.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref>
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|[[Air China Cargo]]||Joint Venture||[[Cargo airline]]||Mainland China||49%'''**'''<ref name="cx16" />
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|[[Air Hong Kong|AHK Air Hong Kong Limited]]||Subsidiary||[[Cargo airline]]||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Airline Property Limited||Subsidiary||Property Investmentinvestment||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Airline Store Property Limited||Subsidiary||Property Investmentinvestment||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Asia Training Property Limited||Subsidiary||Property Investmentinvestment||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|[[Asia Miles]] Limited||Subsidiary||Travel Rewardrewards||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Cathay Cargo Terminal||Subsidiary||Airline Cargocargo handling||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Cathay Holidays Limited||Subsidiary||Tour Operatoroperator||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Cathay Pacific Aero Limited||Subsidiary||Financial Servicesservices||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Cathay Pacific Aircraft Lease Finance Limited||Subsidiary||Aircraft Leasingleasing||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Cathay Pacific Aircraft Services Limited||Subsidiary||Aircraft Acquisitionacquisition||Isle of Man||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Cathay Dining||Subsidiary||Airline Cateringcatering||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Cathay Pacific MTN Financing Limited||Subsidiary||Financial services||Cayman Islands||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Ground Support Engineering Limited
|Joint Ventureventure
|Airport ground engineering support and equipment maintenance
|Hong Kong
|50%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Global Logistics System HK Company Limited||-||Air Cargocargo Computingcomputing||Hong Kong||95%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Guangzhou Guo Tai Information Processing Company Limited||Subsidiary||Information processing||Mainland China||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|HAECO ITM Ltd.
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|Hong Kong Airport Services Limited||Subsidiary||[[Ground handling]]||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Hong Kong Aviation and Airport Services Limited||Subsidiary||Property Investmentinvestment||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|[[Hong Kong Express Airways]]||Subsidiary||Airline||Hong Kong||100%<ref>{{cite web |author=Hong Kong SAR – English |url=https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-completes-acquisition-of-hong-kong-express-airways |title=Cathay Pacific Completes Acquisition of Hong Kong Express Airways – Cathay Pacific |publisher=News.cathaypacific.com |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307180821/https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-completes-acquisition-of-hong-kong-express-airways |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Shanghai International Airport Services Co., Limited
|Joint Ventureventure
|Ground handling
|Mainland China
|25%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Troon Limited||Subsidiary||Financial services||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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|Vogue Laundry Service Limited||Subsidiary||Laundry and Drydry Cleaningcleaning||Hong Kong||100%<ref name="cx16" />
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{{center|'''**'''Shareholding held through subsidiary at 25%, another 24% held through an economic interest with total holding at 49%}}
 
===Livery===
{{multiple image
[[File:Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER; B-KPV@HKG;04.08.2011 615na (6207903218).jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 777-300ER]] painted in the 1994–2015 livery landing at [[Hong Kong International Airport]].]]
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[[File:Cathay (1092440196).jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-200F]] painted in the 1994–2015 livery at Manchester Aviation Viewing Park. Notice that the aircraft were bare-metal livery instead the original all-white livery with lite green cheatline.]]▼
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[[File:Cathay Pacific B777-300ER (B-KPP) @ ZRH, Oct 2018 (04).jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 777-300ER]] in the current 2015 livery taking off from [[Zurich Airport]].]]
| image1 = Boeing 747-467, Cathay Pacific Airways AN0664170.jpg
From June 1971<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heard |first=Phil |date=19 June 2020 |title=How the Boeing 707 changed the air travel game in Asia |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/inspiration/cathay-stories/boeing-707-changed-air-travel-game-asia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202205256/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/inspiration/cathay-stories/boeing-707-changed-air-travel-game-asia.html |archive-date=2 December 2022 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=[[Cathay Pacific]]}}</ref> until November 1994, Cathay Pacific aircraft used a "lettuce leaf sandwich" livery<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pritchard |first=Tim |date=21 January 2018 |title=25 years ago: Cathay Pacific flies to New Zealand |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US/inspiration/cathay-stories/25-years-ago-cathay-pacific-flies-to-new-zealand.html |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=[[Cathay Pacific]]}}</ref> in [[Brunswick green]] and white over bare metal and carried the British flag on the [[empennage]]. After the handover, aircraft carry the [[Brand Hong Kong]] logo and with ''HONG KONG'' or in Chinese ''香港'' under or beside the [[Brand Hong Kong]] logo instead of using the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) flag. The HKSAR flag has never appeared on any aircraft.▼
| alt1 = C/s 4 + UK flag on tail top
| caption1 = VR-HOR, a 747-400, seen at [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]] still wearing the Union Jack in 1993.
| image2 = Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400; VR-HOR@ZRH;08.02.1995 (5216862415).jpg
| alt2 = The same plane without the British flag
| caption2 = The same aircraft with the Union Jack eliminated, taxiing at [[Zurich Airport]] in 1995, two years before the [[Hong Kong handover]].
▲}}
▲[[File:Cathay (1092440196).jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-200F]] painted in the 1994–2015 livery at Manchester Aviation Viewing Park. Notice that the aircraft were bare-metal livery instead the original all-white livery with lite green cheatline.|198x198px]]{{multiple image
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| direction = vertical
| image1 = Cathay Pacific B777-300ER (B-KPP) @ LAX, Sept 2017.jpg
| alt1 = B-KPP in LAX
| caption1 = B-KPP, a Boeing 777-300ER, wearing the 1994–2015 livery at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] in 2017.
| image2 = Cathay Pacific B777-300ER (B-KPP) @ HKG, March 2019.jpg
| alt2 = The same plane after its repainting
| caption2 = The aforementioned aircraft in the current 2015 livery landing at [[Hong Kong International Airport]] in 2019.
▲}}
 
▲From June 1971<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heard |first=Phil |date=19 June 2020 |title=How the Boeing 707 changed the air travel game in Asia |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/inspiration/cathay-stories/boeing-707-changed-air-travel-game-asia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202205256/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/inspiration/cathay-stories/boeing-707-changed-air-travel-game-asia.html |archive-date=2 December 2022 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=[[Cathay Pacific]]}}</ref> until November 1994, Cathay Pacific aircraft used a "lettuce leaf sandwich" livery<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pritchard |first=Tim |date=21 January 2018 |title=25 years ago: Cathay Pacific flies to New Zealand |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US/inspiration/cathay-stories/25-years-ago-cathay-pacific-flies-to-new-zealand.html |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=[[Cathay Pacific]]}}</ref> in [[Brunswick green]] and white over bare metal and carried the British flag on the [[empennage]]. After the handover, aircraft carry the [[Brand Hong Kong]] logo and with ''HONG KONG'' or in Chinese ''香港'' under or beside the [[Brand Hong Kong]] logo instead of using the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) flag. The HKSAR flag has never appeared on any aircraft.
 
All Cathay Pacific aircraft carry the following livery, logos and trademarks: the "Brushwing" livery on the body and on the [[vertical stabiliser]], introduced in the early 1990s, and was first deployed on a Boeing 747–400 (VR-HOT, re-registered as B-HOT), ahead of the launch of [[Airbus A340]] service for Cathay Pacific. It also features the "Asia's world city" brandline, the [[Brand Hong Kong]] logotype and the dragon symbol; the [[Oneworld]] logo and the [[Swire Group]] logo.<ref name="Changeofimage">{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|title=History – A Change of Image|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080006/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=brandhk>{{cite web|title=Brand Overview – Background to Brand Hong Kong |url=http://www.brandhk.gov.hk/brandhk/en/view.htm |work=[[Brand Hong Kong]] |publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong]] |date=August 2007 |access-date=4 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527013457/http://www.brandhk.gov.hk/brandhk/en/view.htm |archive-date=27 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Primary Signature|url=http://www.brandhk.gov.hk/brandhk/guidelines2003/eng/p4.pdf|work=[[Brand Hong Kong]]|publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong]]|date=February 2003|access-date=4 July 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070129064333/http://www.brandhk.gov.hk/brandhk/guidelines2003/eng/p4.pdf |archive-date = 29 January 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> For most aircraft, the fuselage were all-white livery with a light green cheatline under cabin windows, but for some Cathay Pacific Cargo aircraft, especially [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-200F]], they were bare-metal livery instead.
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The brushwing logo consists of a calligraphic stroke against a green background; the stroke is intended to appear like the wing of a bird. The previous logo, consisting of green and white stripes, was in place from the early 1970s until 1994.<ref name="Brushwingu">"[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=25oWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4869,1847197 Cathay Pacific takes to the sky with new logo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005201325/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=25oWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4869,1847197 |date=5 October 2018 }}." ''[[New Sunday Times]]''. 15 September 1994. Page 18. Retrieved from [[Google News]] (10 of 51) on 9 December 2011.</ref>
 
In November 2015, the airline revealed a refreshed version of its previous livery, featuring a simpler paint scheme while maintaining their trademark brushwing on an all-green tail.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boicos|first1=Dane|title=Cathay Pacific's New Livery|url=http://journeypro.net/cathay-pacifics-new-livery/|website=Journey Pro|access-date=23 December 2016|date=3 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502172900/http://journeypro.net/cathay-pacifics-new-livery/|archive-date=2 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Repainting was completed in November 2024. It was first unveiled on a [[Boeing 777-300ER]] (B-KPM), in preparation for the delivery of the first [[Airbus A350]] for Cathay Pacific. The aircraft was withdrawn from service in June 2020 amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and returned to its lessor in September 2021 at the expiration of its lease.<ref>[http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/press/cxw/pdf/CXW235.pdf LIVERY LAUNCH: A new era for the airline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210142817/http://downloads.cathaypacific.com/cx/press/cxw/pdf/CXW235.pdf |date=10 December 2020 }}. Cathay Pacific.</ref> The second aircraft was a freighter aircraft, [[Boeing 747-400ERF]] (B-LIA). In February 2023, Cathay Pacific updated its freighter livery, which replaced the "Cathay Pacific Cargo" text with the larger "Cathay Cargo" text, as part of Cathay Pacific's rebranding. It was first unveiled on a [[Boeing 747-8F]] (B-LJN).<ref>{{cite news |author1=張佩芬 |title=國泰貨運重塑品牌 推出一系列升級方案客戶帶來驚喜 原文網址: 國泰貨運重塑品牌 推出一系列升級方案客戶帶來驚喜 |url=https://finance.ettoday.net/news/2446791#ixzz7u9gw5VGV |accessdate=2023-02-23 |work=ETtoday財經雲 |date=2023-02-23 |archive-date=2023-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223153958/https://finance.ettoday.net/news/2446791#ixzz7u9gw5VGV |url-status=live }}</ref> An [[Airbus A330-300]] (B-HLV) was the last remaining aircraft that had the classic "Brushwing" livery until it was repainted in November 2024.
 
=== Senior leadership ===
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#M. S. Cumming (1948–1950)<ref name=book/>
#[[W. C. G. Knowles]] (1950–1957)
# [[Herbert John Charles Browne|H. J. C. Browne]] (1957–1958)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=CATAWBACatawba AIRAir TRANSPORTTransport: United States (1972–1991).|url=https://www.worldhistory.biz/contemporary-history/72991-catawba-air-transport-united-states-1972-1991-cat-is.html|website=World History|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724102003/https://www.worldhistory.biz/contemporary-history/72991-catawba-air-transport-united-states-1972-1991-cat-is.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Aeroplane, Volume 93|publisher=Temple Press|year=1957}}</ref>
#W. B. Rae-Smith (1958–1960)
#[[Herbert John Charles Browne|H. J. C. Browne]] (1960–1961); second term
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== Destinations ==
{{main|List of Cathay Pacific destinations}}
Cathay Pacific serves 8883 destinations (including cargo), but not including codeshare in 46 countries and territories on five continents, with a well-developed Asian network. The airline serves many gateway cities in North America and Europe, with easy connections with its [[Oneworld]] and [[codesharing|codeshare]] partners, [[American Airlines]] and [[British Airways]] via Los Angeles and London, respectively. Also, the airline serves ten French cities via a codeshare partnership with French national rail operator, [[SNCF]], from Paris.
 
===Codeshare agreements===
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* [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]]
* [[Japan Airlines]]
* [[LATAM Airlines GroupChile]]
* [[Lufthansa]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2017 |title=Newsroom: Cathay Pacific Airways and Lufthansa Group agree cooperation |url=http://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/news-and-releases/2017/q1/410.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328020938/http://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/news-and-releases/2017/q1/410.html |archive-date=28 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Malaysia Airlines]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277703/malaysia-airlines-begins-cathay-pacific-trans-pacific-codeshare-in-s18/|title=Malaysia Airlines begins Cathay Pacific Trans-Pacific codeshare in S18|website=Routesonline.com|access-date=10 March 2022|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515124243/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277703/malaysia-airlines-begins-cathay-pacific-trans-pacific-codeshare-in-s18/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Main|Cathay Pacific fleet}}
 
Cathay Pacific operates a fleet of Airbus [[narrow-body aircraft|narrow-body]], and a mix of Airbus and Boeing [[wide-body aircraft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_ZA/flying-with-us/aircraft-and-fleet.html|title=Aircraft and fleet|access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> Its cargo division, Cathay Cargo, also operates a fleet of [[Boeing 747]] freighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaycargo.com/en-us/aboutcathaypacificcargo.aspx|title=About Cathay Cargo|access-date=9 February 2024|archive-date=26 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226215558/https://www.cathaycargo.com/en-us/aboutcathaypacificcargo.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their main fleet consists of [[Airbus A321neo]], [[Airbus A330]], [[Airbus A350]], and [[Boeing 777]] aircraft, while their Cargo division operates two models of the [[Boeing 747]]: the [[Boeing 747-400|747-400]] and the [[Boeing 747-8|747-8]].
 
==Loyalty programs==
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Before August 2022, the airline had two separate loyalty programs: The frequent flyer program called Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles, the travel reward program. Members of Cathay are automatically enrolled as Asia Miles members.
 
In August 2022,<ref name="ChangesToAsiaMilesAndCathayClubChangesToAsiaMilesAndCathayMembership">{{cite web|title=Changes to Asia Miles and Cathay ClubMembership|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/membership/elevate-your-everyday.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=27 April 2023|archive-date=27 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427224912/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/membership/elevate-your-everyday.html?utm_source=AM_APP&utm_medium=PARTNERSHIP&utm_campaign=20211203-LRP-ANNOUNCEMENT&utm_content=APP_HOMEPAGE|url-status=live}}</ref> the airline decided to merge both the Asia Miles and Marco Polo Club programs. Members of either program received a single membership for both.
 
The Cathay Clubmembership also abolished the Diamond Plus Tier which existed in the Marco Polo Club, making the Diamond Tier currently the highest tier in the Cathay Clubmembership level.
 
===Membership Levelslevels===
The program is divided into four tiers: Green (entry level), Silver, Gold, and Diamond. There is no joining fee.<ref name=FAQJoiningFee>{{cite web|title=FAQ: Joining Fee|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_GB/faqs/cathay-membership-programme/cathay/what-is-the-enrolment-fee-to-join-cathay-membership-programme.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=27 April 2023|archive-date=27 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427223417/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_GB/faqs/cathay-membership-programme/cathay/what-is-the-enrolment-fee-to-join-cathay-membership-programme.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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==== Green ====
The Green Tiertier is the entry level to the program. Benefits include dedicated 24-hour club service line for flight reservations, extra baggage redemption and lounge access redemption. One Business Class lounge voucher will be issued for the member or their travelling companion at reaching 200 Status Points.▼
 
▲The Green Tier is the entry level to the program. Benefits include dedicated 24-hour club service line for flight reservations, extra baggage redemption and lounge access redemption. One Business Class lounge voucher will be issued for the member or their travelling companion at reaching 200 Status Points.
 
==== Silver ====
Silver Tier leveltier is achieved or retained when the member earns 300 Status Points during the membership year. Additional benefits for Silver Card members include advanced seat reservations, priority waitlistingwait-listing, [[Business Class]] check-in counters, {{convert|10|kg|lb|abbr=on}} extra baggage allowance, priority baggage handling, and Business Class lounge access when flying Cathay Pacific operated flights. Additionally, members are eligible to use the Frequent Visitor e-Channels for seamless self-service immigration clearance at [[Hong Kong International Airport]]. At 450 Status Points, members will be issued two Business Class lounge vouchers for their travelling companions. Also, members are entitled to apply for at most three Membership Holidays in their lifetime, retaining their status for one year for each application.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
 
Cathay Silver tier status is equivalent to [[Oneworld#Oneworld Ruby|Oneworld Ruby]] tier status, which entitles members to Oneworld Ruby benefits when travelling on a Oneworld member airline.<ref name="MPObenefit">{{cite web |title=Club benefits |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/frequent-flyers/about-the-club/club-benefits.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223140411/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/frequent-flyers/about-the-club/club-benefits.html |archive-date=23 December 2016 |access-date=23 December 2016 |publisher=Cathay Pacific}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Cathay Pacific and Dragonair's frequent flyers enjoy faster immigration clearance through Frequent Visitor e-Channels|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_PH/about-us/press-room/press-release/2009/en_HK_pressrelease_86.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|date=14 September 2009|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223201549/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_PH/about-us/press-room/press-release/2009/en_HK_pressrelease_86.html|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[File:CX The Wing Long Bar.jpg|thumb|The Wing, Cathay Pacific's flagship airline lounge, located at Chek Lap Kok International Airport.|292x292px]]
 
==== Gold ====
Gold tier level is achieved or retained when the member earns 600 Status Points during the membership year. Additional benefits for Gold Card members include a guaranteed Economy Class seat on Cathay Pacific flights booked 72 hours before departure, {{convert|15|kg|lb|abbr=on}} or one piece of extra baggage allowance, Business Class lounge access with one accompanying guest when flying Cathay Pacific and Oneworld-operated flights and arrival lounge access when flying Cathay Pacific-operated and marketed flights. Two Business Class lounge vouchers will be issued for their travelling companions or members on their Asia Miles Redemption List at reaching 800 Status Points. At reaching 1000 Status Points, four Cabin Upgrade vouchers (for Cathay Pacific-operated short-haul or medium-haul routes) will be issued to members and their travelling companions.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}▼
 
▲Gold tier level is achieved or retained when the member earns 600 Status Points during the membership year. Additional benefits for Gold Card members include a guaranteed Economy Class seat on Cathay Pacific flights booked 72 hours before departure, {{convert|15|kg|lb|abbr=on}} or one piece of extra baggage allowance, Business Class lounge access with one accompanying guest when flying Cathay Pacific and Oneworld-operated flights and arrival lounge access when flying Cathay Pacific-operated and marketed flights. Two Business Class lounge vouchers will be issued for their travelling companions or members on their Asia Miles Redemption List at reaching 800 Status Points. At reaching 1000 Status Points, four Cabin Upgrade vouchers (for Cathay Pacific-operated short-haul or medium-haul routes) will be issued to members and their travelling companions.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
 
Cathay Gold tier status is equivalent to [[Oneworld#Oneworld Sapphire|Oneworld Sapphire]] tier status, which entitles members to Oneworld Sapphire benefits when travelling on a Oneworld member airline.<ref name="MPObenefit" />
 
==== Diamond ====
The highest tier in the Cathay., Diamond tier level is achieved or retained when the member earns 1200 Status Points during the membership year. Additional benefits for Diamond Card members include top priority waitlisting, guaranteed Economy Class or Business Class seat on Cathay Pacific flights booked 24 hours before departure, [[First class (aviation)|First Class]] check-in counters, {{convert|20|kg|lb|abbr=on}} or one piece of extra baggage allowance, First Priority baggage handling, First Class lounge access with two guests when flying Cathay Pacific-operated flights, one guest when flying Oneworld operated flights and Business Class lounge access with two guests when flying on any airline. At 1400 Status Points, members will be issued with two First or Business lounge vouchers for their travelling companions or members on their Asia Miles Redemption List. At 1600 Status Points, four Cabin Upgrade vouchers (for any Cathay Pacific-operated routes) will be issued to members, travelling companions and members on their Asia Miles Redemption List. At 1800 Status Points, members can nominate one member for Cathay Gold tier membership.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}▼
 
▲The highest tier in the Cathay. Diamond tier level is achieved or retained when the member earns 1200 Status Points during the membership year. Additional benefits for Diamond Card members include top priority waitlisting, guaranteed Economy Class or Business Class seat on Cathay Pacific flights booked 24 hours before departure, [[First class (aviation)|First Class]] check-in counters, {{convert|20|kg|lb|abbr=on}} or one piece of extra baggage allowance, First Priority baggage handling, First Class lounge access with two guests when flying Cathay Pacific-operated flights, one guest when flying Oneworld operated flights and Business Class lounge access with two guests when flying on any airline. At 1400 Status Points, members will be issued with two First or Business lounge vouchers for their travelling companions or members on their Asia Miles Redemption List. At 1600 Status Points, four Cabin Upgrade vouchers (for any Cathay Pacific-operated routes) will be issued to members, travelling companions and members on their Asia Miles Redemption List. At 1800 Status Points, members can nominate one member for Cathay Gold tier membership.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
 
Cathay Diamond tier status is equivalent to [[Oneworld#Oneworld Emerald|Oneworld Emerald]] tier status, which entitles members to Oneworld Emerald benefits when travelling on a Oneworld member airline.<ref name="MPObenefit" />
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===Asia Miles===
{{Main|Asia Miles}}
Asia Miles is the loyalty currency that is earned when spending through the program via Asia Miles partners. It can also be earned through flying Cathay Pacific and its [[Oneworld]] partners. 1-One Asia Miles are equal to 1one HKD.{{update inline|date=February 2023}}
 
==Services==
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====Business Class====
[[File:CX J Cabin A333.jpg|thumb|Business Class cabin on board an Airbus A330-300.|230x230px]]
Business Class is offered on all internationally configured aircraft. It is available on all Airbus A350s and Boeing 777-300ERs, as well as select Airbus A330-300s. Cathay Pacific introduced a new business class seat in 2011, featuring reverse herringbone seating in a 1-2-1 configuration. Each seat converts into a fully flat bed of length {{convert|82|in|cm}}, with a width of up to {{convert|21|in|cm}}. Each seat features a small, enclosed side cabinet, and an adjustable {{convert|18.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} personal television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausbt.com.au/cathay-pacific-unveils-new-business-class-seats-everything-you-need-to-know|title=Cathay Pacific unveils new business class seats: everything you need to know|website=Australian Business Traveller|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111848/https://www.ausbt.com.au/cathay-pacific-unveils-new-business-class-seats-everything-you-need-to-know|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, upon delivery of brand new [[Airbus A350 XWB|Airbus A350s]], Cathay Pacific introduced a refreshed reverse herringbone seat designed by [[Porsche Design]], with HD personal televisions and additional enclosed storage space on the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausbt.com.au/revealed-cathay-pacific-s-new-airbus-a350-business-class-seat|title=Revealed: Cathay Pacific's new Airbus A350 business class seat|website=Australian Business Traveller|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111757/https://www.ausbt.com.au/revealed-cathay-pacific-s-new-airbus-a350-business-class-seat|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, Cathay Pacific announced their “Aria Suite”, which will be installed on their Boeing 777-300ERs beginning in Quarter 2 of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2024 |title=Introducing the all-new Aria Suite |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_AU/flying-with-us/aircraft-and-fleet/boeing-777-redesigned.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810045031/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_AU/flying-with-us/aircraft-and-fleet/boeing-777-redesigned.html |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |website=Cathay Pacific}}</ref>
 
====Regional Business Class====
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====Premium Economy====
[[File:Cathay Pacific A350-900 Premium Economy.jpg|thumb|New Premium Economy seats on the Airbus A350-900 XWB.|259x259px]]
[[Premium Economy]] is offered on all Airbus A350s and Boeing 777-300ERs, as well as selected Airbus A330-300s. Cathay Pacific introduced a premium economy class in March 2012.<ref name="airlineroute">{{cite web|title=Cathay Pacific to launch Premium Economy on 777-300ER from March 2012|url=http://airlineroute.net/2011/08/20/cx-77g-mar12/|publisher=Airline Route|access-date=20 August 2011|archive-date=9 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009041147/http://airlineroute.net/2011/08/20/cx-77g-mar12/|url-status=live}}</ref> The seat pitch is 38&nbsp;inches – six inches more than Economy Class – and the seat itself is wider and have a bigger recline. It has a large meal table, cocktail table, footrest, a 10.6-inch personal television, an in-seat power outlet, a multi-port connector for personal devices, and extra personal storage space. The Premium Economy Class seat offers a higher level of comfort with more living space in a separate cabin before the Economy Class zone.
 
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====Economy Class====
[[File:Cathay Pacific inaugural flight 25 March (41026292951).jpg|thumb|Economy Class cabin on an [[Airbus A350-900]].|296x296px]]
[[File:02-JAN-2024 - CX420 HKG-TPE (B-HPJ - A321neo) (04).jpg|thumb|left|Economy class on an [[Airbus A321neo]]]]
Cathay Pacific currently has 5five types of Economy Class, different on each aircraft. From the oldest 2007 type to the newest 2021 type, each has its own unique feature.
 
===== 2007 Economy Class (333, ex. 340, 747, 777) =====
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Since 2017, all Boeing 777s are retrofitted with a new seat featuring a change in configuration from 9 abreast to 10 abreast. This increased the economy class seats on board the −300 series from 356 to 396 seats & the −300ER from 182/268 seats to 201/296 seats. All new seats feature new 11.6-inch touch screens, USB ports, & improved seat pitch. The seat width is {{convert|17.2|in|cm|abbr=on}}.
 
=====2018 Economy Class (35k35K)=====
 
The A350-1000 Economy Class' design is based on the 2017 Economy Class design. A separate drink holder and a bottle pouch are added. The seat padding is thicker than any other types of Economy Class. The headrest is also bigger.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SeatGuru Seat Map Cathay Pacific |url=https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Cathay_Pacific_Airways/Cathay_Pacific_Airbus_A350-1000.php |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=www.seatguru.com |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221130434/https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Cathay_Pacific_Airways/Cathay_Pacific_Airbus_A350-1000.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In 2016, following the new A350-900, Cathay Pacific launched the new entertainment system. Even though on the website, it still says it's StudioCX, but on the system, they seem to give up on the old name "StudioCX". The new system features a brand new, modern and lighter design. There are lots of new content from the old system, following a new moving map (rather than the stuck map from the StudioCX system), live TV, reading materials, magazines, news, shopping, Sports24 (only on A350) and more movies. Resolution is 4K on A321s. In 2017, the introduction for the StudioCX is updated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Adam |date=2019-07-17 |title=Cathay's New and Improved Inflight Entertainment Library |url=https://discovery.cathaypacific.com/cathays-new-improved-inflight-entertainment-library/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Discovery |language=en-US |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221130431/https://discovery.cathaypacific.com/cathays-new-improved-inflight-entertainment-library/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cathay Pacific Entertainment |url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US/flying-with-us/inflight-entertainment.html |access-date=21 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221130432/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_US/flying-with-us/inflight-entertainment.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
 
StudioCX, Cathay Pacific's [[in-flight entertainment]] system, equipped with personal televisions in every seat, offers movies, Asian and Western TV programs, music and games. The airline also provides a range of different newspapers and magazines from around the world, including the airline's in-flight magazine ''Discovery'' (now ''Cathay''). Passengers with [[visual impairment]] can request for Hong Kong's ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' in [[Braille]] to be available on board.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inflight reading|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/travel-information/flying-with-us/inflight-entertainment/publications.html|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223140409/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/travel-information/flying-with-us/inflight-entertainment/publications.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
StudioCX provides [[video on demand|Audio/Video on Demand]] ([[video on demand|AVOD]]) for every passenger and offers up to 100 movies, 350 TV programs, about 1000 CD albums in 25 different genres, 25 radio channels and more than 70 interactive games.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Cathay Pacific IFE|url=http://www.airreview.com/Cathay/IFE.htm|publisher=Airreview|access-date=13 January 2012|archive-date=1 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401235228/http://www.airreview.com/Cathay/IFE.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Aircraft and Fleet|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/travel-information/flight/aircraft-fleet.html|access-date=14 July 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161330/http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/travel-information/flight/aircraft-fleet.html|url-status=live}} The "New Regional Product" includes StudioCX.</ref>
 
==Accidents and incidents==
Cathay Pacific has had tensome incidents and accidents over its history, although none have resulted in a [[hull loss]] or loss of life since 1972. Cathay Pacific is generally regarded to have a good safety reputation and has been rated as one of the world's safest airlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airlineratings.com/editors-travel-reviews/cathay-pacific-airline-review-2/#:~:text=Cathay%20Pacific%20is%20one%20of,one%20of%20AirlineRatings.com's%20favourite|title=CATHAYCathay PACIFICPacific AIRLINEAirline REVIEWReview|website=Airlineratings.com|access-date=10 March 2022|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408065436/https://www.airlineratings.com/editors-travel-reviews/cathay-pacific-airline-review-2/#:~:text=Cathay%20Pacific%20is%20one%20of,one%20of%20AirlineRatings.com's%20favourite|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 16 July 1948, ''[[Miss Macao]]'', a Cathay Pacific-subsidiary-operated [[PBY Catalina|Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina]] (VR-HDT) from [[Macau]] to Hong Kong was [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] by four men, who killed the pilot after take-off. The aircraft crashed in the [[Pearl River Delta]] near [[Zhuhai]]. Twenty-six people died, leaving only one survivor, a hijacker. This was the first hijacking of a commercial [[airliner]] in the world.<ref name=PBY>{{cite web|title=Hijacking description – Cosnsolidated PBY-5A Catalina VR-HDT|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480717-0|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=2 July 2009|archive-date=27 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527194304/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480717-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 24 February 1949, a Cathay Pacific [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] (registered VR-HDG) from [[Manila]] to Hong Kong, crashed near Braemar Reservoir after a go-around in poor weather. All 23 people on board died.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident description – Douglas C-47A-90-DL VR-HDG|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19490224-0|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=2 July 2009|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023194321/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19490224-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* On 5 November 1967, Cathay Pacific Flight 033, operated by a [[Convair 880]] (registered VR-HFX) from Hong Kong to [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]], overran the runway at [[Kai Tak Airport]]. One person was killed and the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-880-22M-3 VR-HFX Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG)|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671105-0|website=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=7 March 2015|archive-date=21 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321012252/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671105-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 15 June 1972, [[Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z]], operated by a Convair 880 (registered VR-HFZ) from Bangkok to Hong Kong, disintegrated and crashed while the aircraft was flying at {{convert|29000|ft|m}} over [[Pleiku]], Vietnam after a bomb exploded in a suitcase placed under a seat in the cabin, killing all 81 people on board.<ref>{{cite web|title=Criminal Occurrence description – Convair CV-880-22M-21 VR-HFZ|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720615-1|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=2 July 2009|archive-date=12 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012185940/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720615-1|url-status=live}}</ref> This remains the last Cathay Pacific incident to involve a total hull-loss and passenger fatalities.
[[File:Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-342; B-HLL@HKG;31.07.2011 614pm (6053412484).jpg|thumbnail|B-HLL, the Airbus A330 involved in the [[Cathay Pacific Flight 780|Flight 780 Incident.incident]]]]
* On 13 April 2010, [[Cathay Pacific Flight 780]], operated by an [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-342]] (registered B-HLL) from [[Surabaya]] [[Juanda International Airport]] to Hong Kong, landed safely after both engines failed due to contaminated fuel. 57 passengers were injured in the ensuing slide evacuation. Its two pilots received the [[Polaris Award]] from the [[International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations]] for their heroism and airmanship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pilots reveal death-defying ordeal as engines failed on approach to Chek Lap Kok |url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1491534/pilots-reveal-death-defying-ordeal-engines-failed-approach |access-date=21 April 2014 |newspaper=South China Morning Post |date=20 April 2014 |archive-date=21 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421055435/http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1491534/pilots-reveal-death-defying-ordeal-engines-failed-approach |url-status=live }}</ref>
*On 2 September 2024, Cathay Pacific Flight 383, operated by an [[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-1041]] (registered B-LXI) from Hong Kong to [[Zurich Airport]], suffered a leak in fuel system of one of its engines which caused a brief engine fire, just after departing Hong Kong. The plane circled over the sea for more than half an hour to dump fuel before landing safely back in Hong Kong. Following the incident, the airline conducted engine inspections of its A350 fleet and identified 15 A350s in its fleet with affected engine components.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/cathay-pacific-grounds-planes-after-finding-15-a350s-need-engine-parts-replaced-20240904-p5k7pe.html|title=Cathay Pacific grounds planes, finds 15 A350s need engine parts replaced|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|first1=Lisa|last1=Barrington|first2=Tim|last2=Hepher|date=2024-09-04|access-date=2024-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/cathay-pacific-cancels-some-flights-inspects-airbus-a350-fleet-after-engine-part-failure-4581866|title=Cathay Pacific cancels some flights, inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine part failure|newspaper=Channel NewsAsia|date=2024-09-02|access-date=2024-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/03/what-happened-to-cathay-pacifics-a350-and-how-will-it-affect-rolls-royce|title=What happened to Cathay Pacific's A350 and how will it affect Rolls-Royce?|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Jasper|last=Jolly|date=2024-09-04|access-date=2024-09-15}}</ref>
 
== See also ==
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