Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) on March 2ย launched a new daily service from Newark Liberty International Airport toย Hong Kongย with a first flight celebration that included a lion dance and traditional roast pig cutting ceremony.
The new service complements Cathay Pacific’s current four-times-daily service from John F.ย KennedyInternational Airport (JFK) inย New York.
Theย Newarkย service is operated by Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft.
Newarkย is Cathay Pacific’s fifth gateway inย the United States, and seventh inย North America. The airline currently servesย Chicago (O’Hare),ย Los Angeles,ย New Yorkย (JFK),ย San Francisco,ย Torontoย andย Vancouver.
The flight schedule for Cathay Pacific’sย Newarkย (EWR) service, is as follows (all times local and subject to change):
Standard time:
Flight no
From
To
Departure/Arrival
Days of operation
CX899
EWR
HKG
0110/0600 +1 day
Daily
CX890
HKG
EWR
1820/2100
Daily
Daylight saving time:
Flight no
From
To
Departure/Arrival
Days of operation
CX899
EWR
HKG
0150/0540 +1 day
Daily
CX890
HKG
EWR
1820/2200
Daily
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 777-367 ER B-KPC (msn 34432) climbs away from Los Angeles.
Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) and Boeing (Chicago) announced the airline has ordered an additional 747-8 Freighter and three 777-300 ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The order, valued atย about $1 billion at current list prices, will bolster Cathay Pacific’s 747-8 Freighter fleet and 777-300ER fleet to 14 and 53, respectively.
Hong Kong’s flag carrier is in the midst of renewing its freighter fleet with newer, more efficient airplanes, while also looking to strengthen its position as a market leader in the air cargo business.
The 747-8 Freighter gives cargo operators the lowest operating costs and best economics of any large freighter airplane while providing enhanced environmental performance. At 250 feet, 2 inches (76.3 m) long — 18 feet, 4 inches (5.6 m) longer than the 747-400 Freighter — the 747-8 Freighter gives customers 16 percent more revenue cargo volume compared to its predecessor with nearly equivalent trip costs and lower ton-mile costs.
The Boeing 777 is the world’s most successful twin-engine, long-haul airplane. The 777-300ER is equipped with the world’s most powerful GE90-115B commercial jet engine, and can seat up to 386 passengers in a three-class configuration with a maximum range of 7,930 nautical miles (14,685 km).
Hong Kong’s flag carrier operates 55 777s, including 38 777-300 ERs and an all-Boeing freighter fleet that includes 13 747-8 Freighters. With this order, Cathay Pacific will have 21 777-9X airplanes, 15 777-300 ERs and one 747-8 Freighter on order with Boeing.
Top Copyright Photo: Nick Dean/AirlinersGallery.com. Brand new Boeing 747-867F B-LJI (msn 39247) lifts off the runway at Paine Field near Everett, Washington.
Cathay Pacific:ย
Bottom Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. The Stretch Triple Seven is becoming the mainstay of the Cathay Pacific long-range passenger aircraft fleet as the Boeing 747-400 replacement. Sleek Boeing 777-367 B-KPN (msn 36165) steadily climbs away from the runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) on December 9ย unveiled the third edition of the airlineโs โSpirit of Hong Kongโ livery at a special ceremony held at Hong Kong International Airport. The new livery marks the climax of the recent โThe Spirit of Hong Kongโ campaign run by the airline.
Cathay Pacific Chief Executive John Slosar officiated at the livery unveiling ceremony, held in the hangars of the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd (HAECO). Guest of Honour at the event was Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. More than 200 other guests, including government officials, aviation partners, campaign winners and their friends and relatives, were in attendance.
The livery design, painted onto one of the pictured Boeing 777-367 ER B-KPB (msn 35299), carries the silhouettes of the 110 โThe Spirit of Hong Kongโ winners. The campaign was launched by the airline in July in support of the Hong Kong SAR Governmentโs own โHong Kong: Our Homeโ campaign, and called on Hong Kong people to submit creative entries that illustrated the true spirit of the city.
The contest attracted an overwhelming response from the public, with more than 5,000 high-quality entries received, all of which demonstrated the true spirit of Hong Kong and what the city means to the contestants.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, John Slosar said: โWe launched โThe Spirit of Hong Kongโ campaign to encourage people to share what makes them proud of their home city and to promote this cityโs extraordinary spirit. Having had such a great response to the campaign, we are now excited to be able to highlight that spirit through this unique livery. Our third โSpirit of Hong Kongโ aircraft will fly around our global network, helping to highlight the qualities that make this city so special.
โCathay Pacific has been the home carrier of Hong Kong since 1946. For six decades we have been growing together with Hong Kong, supporting the city and its people every step of the way. We will continue to uphold the Hong Kong spirit, support our home, and infuse the city with positive energy as we move forward together,โ Mr Slosar added.
At the ceremony, Mrs Carrie Lam said, โCathay Pacificโs โThe Spirit of Hong Kongโ campaign echoes the theme of the Governmentโs โHong Kong: Our Homeโ initiative launched earlier this year.ย I look forward to seeing the โSpirit of Hong Kongโ livery spreading the Hong Kong spirit, which values people from different cultures, backgrounds and generations and encourages creativity, to the whole world.โ
โThe Spirit of Hong Kongโ campaign called for entries that best represented the spirit of Hong Kong in terms of the relevance of the message, the ability to inspire, creativity and presentation quality. Two-hundred weekly winners were selected by public voting, while a judging panel separately selected 100 Top Winners and 10 Champions. A total of 620 round-trip tickets were given to the winners to enjoy trips to destinations around the networks of Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair.
Cathay Pacific began highlighting the spirit of its home city in 1997, when the airline created a special livery for one of its aircraft that showcased the Hong Kong skyline in celebration of the transfer of sovereignty. In 2000, the airline unveiled its second โSpirit of Hong Kongโ aircraft, created through a livery design competition, that highlighted the resilience of Hong Kong and urged people to come together to overcome the challenges the city faced.
The latest โSpirit of Hong Kongโ aircraft was set to begin its mission soon after the unveiling ceremony, carrying silhouettes of 110 of the cityโs people to destinations around the world.
Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong)ย today announced that it will add a fourth daily direct flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong on June 1, 2014 and three additional direct flights from Chicago (O’Hare) to Hong Kong on August 2, 2014, bringing the number of flights from the Windy City to 10 per week (subject to government approval).
These additional North American flights come on top of Cathay Pacific’s recent announcement that it will launch a daily direct service from Newark to Hong Kong on March 1, 2014. This will complement the airline’s current four-times-daily service from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. Cathay Pacific also operates two daily flights from San Francisco.
The fourth Los Angeles frequency will be operated by Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, with a consistent product offering of First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class seats and Cathay Pacific’s award-winning cabin services. Also operated by Boeing 777-300 0ER aircraft, all Chicago flights offer Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy Class products.
Details of the new flights are included in the schedule below (all times local):
LOS ANGELES (LAX) (June 2014, subject to government approval)
Flight no
From
To
Departure/Arrival
Days of operation
CX883
LAX
HKG
2355/0545+2
Daily
CX881
LAX
HKG
0115/0700+1
Daily
CX885
LAX
HKG
1255/1855+1
Daily
CX893*
LAX
HKG
0940/1525+1
Daily
CX880
HKG
LAX
2340/2155
Daily
CX882
HKG
LAX
1625/1435
Daily
CX884
HKG
LAX
1255/1110
Daily
CX892*
HKG
LAX
0930/0755
Daily
* Newly added flights.ย To commence on June 1, 2014.
CHICAGO (ORD) (August 2014, subject to government approval)
Flight no
From
To
Departure/Arrival
Days of operation
CX807
ORD
HKG
1530/2020+1
Daily
CX801*
ORD
HKG
0115/0550+1
Wed, Fri, Sun
CX806
HKG
ORD
1155/1350
Daily
CX802*
HKG
ORD
1825/2020
Tue, Thu, Sat
* Newly added flights.ย To commence on August 2, 2014.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 777-367 ER B-KPL (msn 36161) in the Oneworld livery arrives at Los Angeles International Airport.
Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) yesterday (September 21, 2010) signed an agreement with the Boeing Company to exercise purchase rights for six more 777-300 ER (Extended Range) aircraft. The additional six aircraft will swell the airlineโs total order for the aircraft type to 36. Eighteen are already in operation with another 12 scheduled for delivery from 2011 to early 2013. The additional six newly purchased 777-300 ERs will be delivered in 2013 and 2014.
Copyright Photo: Ken Petersen. This nice portrait shows 777-367 ER B-KPJ (msn 36157) on final approach at New York (JFK).
Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) and the Air France-KLM Group have begun introducing seatbelt-mounted airbags in its economy class to reduce the risk of fatalities in plane crashes.
Copyright Photo: TMK Photography. Boeing 777-367 ER B-KPF (msn 36832) of Cathay Pacific Airways in the special Hong Kong livery prepares to depart from Toronto (Pearson).
Boeing (Chicago, Seattle, Wichita and Charleston, SC) on October 17 delivered the new 777-367 ER B-KPL (msn 36161) to BOC Aviation for its customer Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong). The jetliner is painted in the Oneworld color scheme. B-KPL is the 12th 777-367 ER for Cathay Pacific.
Copyright Photo: Royal S. King. Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos.
Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong) will sell its HAECO stake to its largest shareholder, Swire Pacific, to raise cash. Cathay will also sell and lease-back six new Boeing 777-300 ERs on order to raise additional capital.
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