Cathay Pacific

Summary

Cathay Pacific is an airline^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,171 views/month, #17 of 2,889).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cathay Pacific is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Cathay Pacific's instance of is recorded as airline^[4].
• Cathay Pacific's instance of is recorded as public company^[5].
• Cathay Pacific's founder is recorded as Roy Farrell^[6].
• Cathay Pacific's founder is recorded as Sydney de Kantzow^[7].
• Cathay Pacific's airline hub is recorded as Hong Kong International Airport^[8].
• Cathay Pacific's airline alliance is recorded as Oneworld^[9].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747^[10].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-400^[11].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Boeing 707^[12].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-1011 TriStar^[13].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Boeing 777^[14].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-8^[15].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Airbus A340-300^[16].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Airbus A350^[17].
• Cathay Pacific's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330^[18].
• Cathay is named after Cathay Pacific^[19].
• Cathay Pacific's headquarters location is recorded as Hong Kong^[20].
• Cathay Pacific's IATA airline designator is recorded as CX^[21].
• Cathay Pacific's ICAO airline designator is recorded as CPA^[22].
• Cathay Pacific's child organization or unit is recorded as Cathay Pacific Cargo^[23].
• Cathay Pacific's child organization or unit is recorded as Air Hong Kong^[24].
• Cathay Pacific's child organization or unit is recorded as Cathay Pacific Catering Services^[25].
• Cathay Pacific's child organization or unit is recorded as HK Express^[26].
• Cathay Pacific's child organization or unit is recorded as Hong Kong Airport Services^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Roy Farrell^[6] and Sydney de Kantzow^[7]. September 24, 1946 marks the founding of Cathay Pacific^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Shanghai^[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '國泰航空公司'}^[30] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cathay Pacific Airlines Limited'}^[31].

Operations

Cathay Pacific's headquarters location is recorded as Hong Kong^[20]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Swire Group^[32]. Subsidiaries include Cathay Pacific Cargo^[23], a cargo airline^[33]; Air Hong Kong^[24], an airline^[34], in People's Republic of China^[35], founded in 1986^[36], headquartered in Hong Kong^[37]; Cathay Pacific Catering Services^[25], a business^[38], in People's Republic of China^[39], founded in 1992^[40], headquartered in Islands District^[41]; HK Express^[26], an airline^[42], in People's Republic of China^[43], founded in 2004^[44], headquartered in Hong Kong^[45]; and Hong Kong Airport Services^[27], a business^[46], founded in 1995^[47], headquartered in Hong Kong^[48].

Ownership

Cathay Pacific's stock exchange is recorded as Hong Kong Stock Exchange^[49].

Why It Matters

Cathay Pacific ranks in the top 0.59% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,171 views/month, #17 of 2,889).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]