Browsing Tag

Cathay Pacific Airways

11 posts

Cathay confirms interest to acquire stake in HK Express

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways on March 5 addressed media reports suggesting the company may be in discussions to acquire shares in…
  • March 5, 2019
  • 2 minute read

Vietnam exempts 3 airlines from import tax

The Vietnamese government is extending to three airlines—Cathay Pacific Airways, FedEx Corp. (FedEx), and Japan Airlines (JAL)—an exemption from import tax. This after Deputy Prime…
  • May 1, 2018
  • 1 minute read

HKIA, Cathay Pacific register strong cargo growth in first half

The cargo segment of Hong Kong’s aviation sector has been doing very well in the first half of the year, the strong performance expected…
  • July 20, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Upturn in HK air freight traffic reported for July

Air cargo volumes in Hong Kong got bigger in July as Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Cathay Pacific Airways reported higher cargo volumes…
  • August 17, 2016
  • 2 minute read

Cathay Pacific mounts new freighter network to US

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways announced an expansion of its freighter services in the Americas with the addition of a scheduled service twice a…
  • July 18, 2016
  • 1 minute read

Asia-Pacific air cargo carriers saw 12% decline in FTK traffic for Feb

International air freight markets, in contrast to air passenger demand which remains vibrant, continue to be weak, according to traffic figures for February released by the…
  • April 1, 2016
  • 3 minute read

Dragonair rebranded as Cathay Dragon

The Cathay Pacific group has announced the renaming of Cathay Pacific’s wholly owned sister airline Dragonair as Cathay Dragon, adding that the rebranded airline…
  • January 29, 2016
  • 1 minute read

Slight volume growth for HK air cargo sector in 2015

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reported cargo throughput of 0.1% year-on-year growth, reaching a record of 4.38 million tonnes. In December 2015 alone, cargo…
  • January 20, 2016
  • 2 minute read

Airfreight volumes remain flat in August

With a high concentration of the world’s major air freight hubs located in the Asia-Pacific region, the slowing economic growth in China is making…
  • October 16, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Intra-Asia rush gives modest lift to Cathay, Dragonair cargo volumes

Sister carriers Cathay Pacific and Dragonair experienced a modest month of cargo volume growth in April, mainly coming from intra-Asia trade and the continued…
  • May 18, 2015
  • 2 minute read

Dragonair, Cathay Pacific log slight traffic uptick

Both Cathay Pacific and Dragonair saw a modest increase in air cargo tonnage for August compared to the same month last year in a…
  • September 18, 2013
  • 1 minute read