Cathay Pacific Airways

By Chen Chuanren
Members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines collectively have set an “aspirational target” of 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) usage by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Major Chinese airports are looking to grow by expanding regional connections.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
Patrick Healy spoke Oct. 3 as a panelist at IATA’s first World Sustainability Symposium, being held in Madrid.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The boom in demand for travel to and from Australia shows no sign of abating.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australia is a key part of international recovery strategies for many overseas carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The airport authority of Hong Kong (AAHK) has invested around HK$9 billion ($1.2 billion) to spruce up its infrastructure.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Under a new, young CEO, Cathay Pacific is reconnecting with the world and its customers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay is also looking at placing new orders for freighter aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Under its “mail as cargo” mantra, the Cathay Mail system integrates mail-handling data with air cargo systems using the postal air waybill.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is confident its hiring efforts are sufficient to support the airline’s plans to fully recover its pre-pandemic capacity levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The move comes as Hong Kong launched a tourism campaign to attract visitors back to the city by giving out a half million free flight tickets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific expects to reach 70% of its 2019 capacity levels by the end of 2023 and 100% by the end of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam has told employees that post-pandemic, rivals “have emerged leaner, fitter and they are eager to take customers away from us.”
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific says the relaxation of COVID-related restrictions has prompted it to more than double its flights to the mainland.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Cathay Group announced that Ronald Lam will take over as Cathay Pacific CEO as of Jan. 1, 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Hong Kong flag carrier has issued its most vociferous call yet for the government to produce a roadmap for the removal of remaining restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While Hong Kong has eased its COVID-19 entry rules slightly, Cathay Pacific is calling for more significant steps to remove constraints on passengers and air crew.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Improvements in the outlook for Cathay Pacific have prompted the carrier to cut its projected cash burn and inch closer toward achieving positive cashflow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Cathay Pacific is launching a corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program, allowing companies to purchase SAF for their employees’ flights and reducing Scope 3 carbon emissions from business travel or cargo transportation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
While Cathay Pacific’s March statistics continued to reflect its dire predicament, April should see some degree of improvement as Hong Kong eases COVID-19 border restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Hong Kong government has taken another step toward reducing COVID-19 travel restrictions for airlines, prompting Cathay Pacific to incrementally boost its schedule.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific managed a return to profit for the second half (H2) of 2021, although this hard-won progress is under threat in the early months of 2022 due to stricter COVID-19 regulations in Hong Kong.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has dramatically cut back its planned capacity in response to the latest crew quarantine requirements and flight restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The tightening of regulations may help Cathay Pacific regain cashflow by opening up the mainland border and targeting the faster-recovering Chinese market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation