Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for October 2015 showing growth in both the number of passengers carried and the amount of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2014. The two airlines carried 163,733 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.4 percentage points to 66.5 per cent. Capacity, measured in available … [Read more...] about Cargo on the up for Cathay Pacific
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Cathay Cargo expecting traditional winter peak season
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried 151,000 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, an increase of 2.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. Cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) flown increased by 3.4 per cent, as capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose by 3.0 per cent, leading the cargo and mail load factor to rise by 0.2 percentage points to 62.4 per cent. In the nine months to the end of September, tonnage rose by 5.6 per cent against a capacity … [Read more...] about Cathay Cargo expecting traditional winter peak season
Cathay anticipating traditional peak season
Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair released traffic figures for August 2015 showing only a slight increase in the volume of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month last year, while passenger numbers grew 8.5 per cent. The two airlines carried 148,109 tonnes of cargo and mail in August, an increase of 0.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor fell by 1.9 percentage points to 60.6 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne … [Read more...] about Cathay anticipating traditional peak season
Cathay Pacific sees six-fold rise in 1H net profit
The Cathay Pacific Group has reported an attributable profit of HK$1,972 million (US$254.4 million) for the first six months of 2015. This is nearly a six-fold jump from the HK$347 million profit in the first half of 2014. Revenue for the period decreased by 0.9 per cent to HK$50,388 million. The Group’s performance in the first six months of 2015 was considerably better than in the same period in 2014, Cathay noted citing higher load factors in the Group’s passenger business as a key reason. … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific sees six-fold rise in 1H net profit
Marginal cargo growth continues for Cathay, Dragonair
Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for July 2015 continuing the trend of strong year-on-year growth in the number of passengers carried but only a marginal increase in the volume of cargo and mail uplifted. The two airlines carried 147,545 tonnes of cargo and mail in July, an increase of 0.5 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.9 percentage points to 61.8 per cent. Capacity, measured … [Read more...] about Marginal cargo growth continues for Cathay, Dragonair
Cathay Pacific group sees flat cargo growth in June
Cathay Pacific Airways has released its combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for June 2015 that show a marginal increase in the volume of cargo and mail along side a healthy rise in the number of passengers carried compared to the same month in 2014. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried 141,136 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 0.5 per cent compared to June 2014. The cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.2 percentage points to 62.7 per cent. Capacity, … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific group sees flat cargo growth in June
