Organisation: Cathay

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Airlines facing 'worst year in history' with €75bn in losses

Airlines are expected to lose a combined $84.3bn (€75bn) this year and suffer a 50% fall in revenues in what is being described as the worst year in history for the air travel industry.

world

Tear gas fired in new Hong Kong protest as police vow 'to bring all culprits to justice'

business

Cathay bookings hit by protests

business

Cathay Pacific posts first half loss amid fierce competition

business

Cathay Pacific shift urged

business

Cathay Pacific Airways shares drop as yields face ‘pressure’

Where no man has gone before

TO the would-be explorer the senior editor (expeditions) at the National Geographic Magazine is a magnetic figure, but daunting. He looks through those shoals of letters which arrive weekly with pleas of sponsorship for proposed expeditions.

Sat, 06 Nov, 2010

Rolls-Royce lands Cathay Pacific deal

Aerospace group Rolls-Royce said today it had landed deals worth $770m (£409.5m/€594.7m) with Asian airline Cathay Pacific.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2005

Pilots refuse to end dispute

CATHAY Pacific’s pilots’ union has rejected a management offer to settle the Hong Kong airline’s drawn-out dispute over 49 fired pilots.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2005

Cathay settlement rejected

Cathay Pacific’s pilots’ union has rejected a management offer to settle the Hong Kong airline’s drawn-out dispute over 49 fired pilots.

Tue, 15 Feb, 2005

Boeing planes grounded

CATHAY Pacific Airways suspended four of its 10 Boeing 777-300 jets yesterday after an engine part fell off one of them and smashed on to a car as the plane flew over Thailand on December 1.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2004

Jets grounded as engine falls apart mid-flight

Cathay Pacific Airways suspended four of its 10 Boeing 777-300 jets today after an engine part fell off one of them and smashed onto a car as the plane flew over Thailand.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2004

UN: Time remains to stop SARS from going global

UN health officials today said Vietnam was the first country to have successfully contained SARS, and said there was still time to stop the deadly virus spreading much further.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2003

Cathay Pacific to cut back flight schedule

Cathay Pacific Airways is to cut back its flight schedule following a loss in traffic brought on by the war in Iraq and the mystery “Asian flu” disease outbreak.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2003

Cathay Pacific: no reduction in Asian demand barring Bali

Cathay Pacific Airways has seen no downturn in bookings on its Asian routes since the Bali bombings, with the exception of services to the holiday island, said Andrew Herdman, director of corporate affairs.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2002

US and Hong Kong agree air services pact

Hong Kong and the US broke a three-year deadlock by agreeing terms on a new air services pact, effectively giving Hong Kong flagcarrier Cathay Pacific the right to serve virtually all major US destinations and American carriers greater access to Asia's lucrative skies.

Sun, 20 Oct, 2002

Rolls-royce wins €166m order

Rolls-Royce has won a bumper $150m (€166m) engine deal from Cathay Pacific, it announced today.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2002

Air crew believed to be among hostages

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific said today that some of its 16 air crew staying at a luxury hotel seized by pro-Chechen gunmen in Istanbul were believed to be hostages.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2001