
CAPA Profiles
Snapshot
| IATA Code: | CX | |
| ICAO Code: | CPA | |
| Base: | Honh Kong, SAR Hong Kong | |
| Website: | www.cathaypacific.com | |
| Launch: | 1946 | |
| Key People: | Tony Tyler, CEO | |
| CFO: | James E. Hughes-Hallett (Finance Director) | |
| Pax 2009: | 24.6 m (including Dragonair) | |
| Pax 2008: | 25 m | |
| Global Alliance: | oneworld | |
| Ownership: | Swire Pacific (40%), CITIC Pacific Ltd (17.5%) and Air China (17.5%) | |
| Major Subsidiaries: | Cathay Pacific Catering Services (HK) Limited (100%) Hong Kong Airport Services Limited (100%) Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited (Dragonair) (100%) AHK Air Hong Kong Limited (60%) Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (27.45%) Air China Limited (18.1%) Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (10%) | |
| Code Share: | Aeroflot Russian Airlines Air China Air Pacific American Airlines American Eagle British Airways Comair Dragonair Finnair Japan Airlines International Malaysia Airlines Philippine Airlines Qantas Airways SNCF Vietnam Airlines | |
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Cathay Pacific Data Room
Monthly traffic for Cathay Pacific
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Recently announced route changes
| From | To | New | Total | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | Tokyo Haneda | 14 | 14 | 31-Oct-10 |
| Hong Kong | Jakarta | 4 | 18 | 2-Sep-10 |
| Hong Kong | Sapporo | -3 | 4 | 1-Sep-10 |
| Hong Kong | Moscow Domodedovo | 3 | 3 | 13-Jul-10 |
| Hong Kong | Moscow | 3 | 3 | 13-Jul-10 |
| Hong Kong | Taipei | 7 | 94 | 1-Jul-10 |
| Hong Kong | Sapporo | 3 | 7 | 1-Jul-10 |
| Hong Kong | Seoul | 3 | 35 | 1-Jul-10 |
| Hong Kong | Incheon | 3 | 35 | 1-Jul-10 |
| Hong Kong | Taipei | 7 | 87 | 11-Jun-10 |
| Hong Kong | Incheon | 4 | 32 | 3-May-10 |
| Hong Kong | Seoul | 4 | 32 | 2-May-10 |
| Hong Kong | Los Angeles | 3 | 17 | 1-May-10 |
| Hong Kong | Jeddah | 3 | 7 | 28-Mar-10 |
| Hong Kong | Milan | 4 | 4 | 28-Mar-10 |
Cathay Pacific's fleet
Cathay Pacific’s top 10 one-way city pairs by weekly seats from Hong Kong
As the national carrier of SAR Hong Kong and based at Hong Kong International Airport, Cathay Pacific is majority-owned by logistics corporation Swire Pacific with significant shareholdings from Air China parent CNAC. Using a fleet which includes widebody Boeing and Airbus aircraft, Cathay Pacific’s extensive network consists of services throughout Asia, Europe, North America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Cathay Pacific is a founding member of the oneworld alliance and wholly-owns short-haul operator Dragonair.
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