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  • Cathay Pacific to cut profit payout to staff by around 50%

    Cathay Pacific to cut profit payout to staff by around 50%

    Lam told staff the final figure will be confirmed later, but also cited the reduction is partly based on growth in employee numbers, meaning profit needs to be spread across a bigger workforce.

  • Celebi Aviation bets on foreign carriers' expansion to grow its India ops; mulls $80 million investment

    Celebi Aviation bets on foreign carriers' expansion to grow its India ops; mulls $80 million investment

    Murali Ramachandran, President of India & Southeast Asia at Celebi Aviation, said that in the next couple of years, he expects many international carriers to start or expand both passenger and freight operations in India, with the likes of Lion Air, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific, and American Airlines expected to increase their presence.

  • Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine part failure

    Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine part failure

    Checks follow aborted flight from Hong Kong to Zurich; airline blames failure of unspecified engine component

  • Two planes collide at Japanese airport in second such crash this month

    Two planes collide at Japanese airport in second such crash this month

    A Korean Air airliner struck an empty Cathay Pacific plane while taxiing at a snow-hit Japanese airport on Tuesday, with both airlines saying there were no injuries.

  • 11 passengers injured evacuating Cathay Pacific jet after aborted takeoff in Hong Kong

    11 passengers injured evacuating Cathay Pacific jet after aborted takeoff in Hong Kong

    By 10:30 a.m., nine of the injured passengers had been discharged from the hospital, the airline said later.

  • Airline fires 3 crew members for insulting passengers who couldn’t speak English

    Airline fires 3 crew members for insulting passengers who couldn’t speak English

    Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has dismissed three cabin crew members after a passenger accused them of discriminating against non-English speakers

  • MC Travel Special: Best and worst international airlines by customer experience

    MC Travel Special: Best and worst international airlines by customer experience

    In what is often known as the gold standard in aviation rating, the 2021 Skytrax World Airline Awards named Qatar Airways the world’s best airline; Singapore Airlines has the best First Class; Qatar Airways best Business Class; Virgin Atlantic has the best Premium Economy Class while Japan Airlines has the best Economy Class. All Nippon Airways won the Cleanliness Award and Emirates has the best in-flight entertainment.

  • Cathay Pacific to resume direct flights from Mumbai, Delhi to Hong Kong next month

    Cathay Pacific to resume direct flights from Mumbai, Delhi to Hong Kong next month

    According to the Hong Kong government, immigration and quarantine requirements are currently in place for passengers landing in or transiting through Hong Kong, including presenting a negative COVID-19 test result.

  • Cathay Pacific names Rakesh Raicar as regional general manager for South Asia, Middle-East, Africa

    Cathay Pacific names Rakesh Raicar as regional general manager for South Asia, Middle-East, Africa

    Rakesh Raicar has over 30 years of experience working with Cathay Pacific, the company said in a statement.

  • Covid rules shutting down Hong Kong's aviation industry: Qatar Airways boss

    Covid rules shutting down Hong Kong's aviation industry: Qatar Airways boss

    Following Beijing's lead, Hong Kong has maintained some of the world's strictest quarantine measures and travel curbs, which has kept the city coronavirus-free but internationally isolated.

  • JPMorgan grants Hong Kong staff up to $5,000 for hotel quarantine

    JPMorgan grants Hong Kong staff up to $5,000 for hotel quarantine

    The move, likely the first such announced by a financial institution in the city, comes as the Asian financial hub's COVID-19 measures, some of the strictest in the world, are said to hurt businesses.

  • Cathay Pacific posts record loss, warns of long recovery

    Cathay Pacific posts record loss, warns of long recovery

    Like all major airlines, Cathay Pacific has seen its business evaporate during the coronavirus pandemic but the Hong Kong carrier has had an especially torrid year because it has no domestic market to fall back on

  • Cathay Pacific, major shareholders Swire and Air China halt trading in Hong Kong

    Cathay Pacific, major shareholders Swire and Air China halt trading in Hong Kong

    Cathay's management team on Friday met with the leaders of pilot unions at Cathay Pacific and its regional arm Cathay Dragon to brief them on condition of confidentiality ahead of an announcement expected on Tuesday, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

  • Cathay Pacific's brand merger hits roadblock from China's aviation regulator: Sources

    Cathay Pacific's brand merger hits roadblock from China's aviation regulator: Sources

    The airline is looking to cut costs, streamline marketing and consolidate pilot contracts around Cathay Pacific and low-cost arm HK Express, the sources said on condition of anonymity.

  • Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 by UK watchdog over massive data breach

    Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 by UK watchdog over massive data breach

    The Information Commissioner's Office said in a statement on March 4 that it has ordered Cathay Pacific to pay 500,000 pounds for failing to protect the security of its customers' personal data.

  • Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific asking 27,000 staff to take unpaid leave: CEO

    Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific asking 27,000 staff to take unpaid leave: CEO

    The request lays bare desperate times at Cathay, which was hammered last year by months of political chaos and protests in Hong Kong and has now been hurt further by the fallout from the virus outbreak.

  • Cathay Pacific Chairman John Slosar resigns, to be replaced by Swire executive

    Cathay Pacific Chairman John Slosar resigns, to be replaced by Swire executive

    The resignation of Slosar, 63, follows the departure of CEO Rupert Hogg last month, after the Chinese aviation regulator increased scrutiny on the airline and its staff members following anti-government protests in Hong Kong.

  • Cathay Pacific says CEO Rupert Hogg has resigned

    Cathay Pacific says CEO Rupert Hogg has resigned

    In a statement posted on the Hong Kong stock exchange on August 16, Cathay said Hogg had resigned "to take responsibility as a leader of the Company in view of recent events".

  • Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express for $628 million

    Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express for $628 million

    The HK USD 4.93 billion acquisition leaves Cathay Pacific in control of three of the four airlines in Hong Kong, adding to its namesake carrier and regional subsidiary Cathay Dragon.

  • Cathay Pacific in talks to buy stake in HNA's HK Express Airways

    Cathay Pacific in talks to buy stake in HNA's HK Express Airways

    Such a deal would give Cathay exposure to the growing budget-travel market at a time when a lack of slots at Hong Kong International Airport has constrained its ability to follow peers like Singapore Airlines Ltd and Qantas Airways Ltd and set up its own budget brand.

  • You had one job! Cathay Pacific paints its own name wrong on its plane

    You had one job! Cathay Pacific paints its own name wrong on its plane

    Ever been denied boarding on a plane because your name was spelt wrong on the ticket? Hold my beer, says Cathay Pacific.

  • Cathay flight crew 'saw' North Korea missile from plane

    Cathay flight crew 'saw' North Korea missile from plane

    The North fired an intercontinental ballistic missile believed capable of hitting the US mainland last Wednesday.

  • Qatar buys 9.6% stake in Cathay Pacific

    Qatar buys 9.6% stake in Cathay Pacific

    The state-owned Gulf carrier said it had acquired a 9.6 per cent stake in Cathay, which would make it the third largest shareholder in the Hong-Kong based airline.

  • Cathay Pacific sacks 600 staff in major shakeup

    Cathay Pacific sacks 600 staff in major shakeup

    The company posted its first annual net loss in eight years in March, citing intense competition as lower cost airlines, particularly from mainland China, eat into its market share.

  • Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific swings to $74mn loss

    Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific swings to $74mn loss

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