Cathay Pacific has temporarily grounded its fleet of Airbus A350 airliners as a precautionary measure after discovering a failed engine component after a Zurich-bound flight returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off yesterday. The airline says the failure is the “first of its kind” and has notified Rolls-Royce, which makes [read more]
Cathay Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A330-900 (A330neo) airliners as looks to renew its mid-sized wide-body fleet. The new aircraft will replace older A330-300 airliners which have been serving Cathay Pacific for nearly 30 years. Ronald Lam, Cathay Group Chief Executive Officer said: “As Cathay [read more]
Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific has placed an order for the Airbus A350 Freighter as it seeks to build its future cargo fleet. The deal for six aircraft will see the A350F, whose wings are made in Broughton, North Wales, become central the airlines cargo operation. When certified, the A359F [read more]
Cathay Group has firmed up an order for 32 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft to be split between its airlines including Cathay Pacific and HK Express. The additional aircraft are made up of A320neo and A321neo variants and brings the total on order to 64. The aircraft will be used to [read more]
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