Cathay Pacific Airways and HK Express have signed contracts for Airbus’s Flight Hour Services (FHS) to provide support for their A320 fleet. This recent deal extends the service relationship with Cathay Pacific and welcomes HK Express as a new FHS customer. The multiyear, maintenance-by-the-hour contracts will cover integrated component services, including on-site stock, pool access, and repair services, which will be delivered by Airbus’ engineers and FHS local representatives in Hong … [Read more...] about Cathay’s HK Express selects Airbus FHS services for A320s
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Cathay Pacific Airways maintains its momentum during August
Cathay Pacific Airways, combination of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for August 2017 show an increase in both the number of passengers carried and cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2016. The two airlines carried 172,253 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 12.0% compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.2 percentage points to 65.5%. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific Airways maintains its momentum during August
Overall increase for Cathay Pacific compared to July 2016
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 179,691 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 13.7% compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 4.0 percentage points to 68.7%. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 4.5% while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 11%. In the first seven months of 2017, the tonnage rose by 11.9% against a 2.6% increase in capacity and a 9.2% increase in … [Read more...] about Overall increase for Cathay Pacific compared to July 2016
Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y
Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for September 2016 that show an increase in both the amount of cargo and mail uplifted and number of passengers carried, compared to the same month last year. The two airlines carried 162,116 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.6 percentage points to 65.0 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y
Cathay group volumes, yield improving
Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for August 2016 showing an increase in the amount of cargo and mail uplifted and a drop in the number of passengers carried compared to the same month last year. The two airlines carried 153,733 tonnes of cargo and mail in August, an increase of 3.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.7 percentage points to 63.3 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay group volumes, yield improving
Cathay Pacific Airways becomes new operator of the A350 XWB
Cathay Pacific Airways has become the sixth airline to operate the world’s latest and most efficient twin engine widebody aircraft. The airline’s first A350-900 featuring the carrier’s new livery has arrived at its home base in Hong Kong. After an initial period flying on regional routes, Cathay Pacific’s A350-900 will begin long haul operations later this year. Altogether Cathay Pacific has 48 A350 XWB on order, including 22 A350-900s and 26 of the larger A350-1000s. The A350 XWB … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific Airways becomes new operator of the A350 XWB
