Aviation

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair August number of passengers up 3.6%

Yet the two airlines suffered 11.8% drop in cargo and mail tonnage.

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair August number of passengers up 3.6%

Yet the two airlines suffered 11.8% drop in cargo and mail tonnage.

Air China August passenger capacity up 4%

But its cargo load factor suffered a decrease of 1.6 percentage points.

Hong Kong airfares greatly affected by low cost carriers

Business discount fares decreased 3% as more corporate customers are flying economy on the short-haul routes within Asia.

Airports Council International wants a third runway in Hong Kong

ACI forecasts Hong Kong to reach 100 million passenger throughput by year 2027.

Cathay Pacific to launch premium economy product

The airline wants customers of the product feel they really got value for their money.

Air China profit down 12% to RMB4.06 billion

The airline keen on the stable growth of China economy to continue bringing in opportunities to the aviation industry.

Dragonair to hire crew via job expo

Additional manpower will be needed across the entire industry with the growth of the industry in the region.

British Airways customer service crew begins using iPads

The device enables the airline crew to offer a more personalised and innovative onboard service.

British Airways to add three weekly Hong Kong-London services

Services to commence from March 2012 as Hong Kong is fast becoming an important stopover point en-route to Australia.

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair July passengers up 1.6% to 2.52mn

Yet the two airlines cargo and mail load dropped 11% to 140,050 tonnes.

Air China July passenger traffic up 6.7%

The airline acquires six new aircrafts to address its cargo capacity, which dropped 0.8%.

Cathay Pacific first half profit down to HK$2.81bn

Yet passenger revenue for the period surged 15.9% to HK$31.77bn.

Cathay Pacific adds 12 new Boeing aircrafts to fleet

The new airplanes amounting to HK$25.6bn at list price stressed the airline’s commitment to operate a modern and efficient fleet.

Proposed 3rd airport runway faces pollution woes

Study shows Hong Kong airport’s proposed runway may cause the level of nitrogen dioxide to go beyond the government’s limit.

HAECO’s profit up 25.7% to HK$425m

This is compared to last year's HK$338m.

DragonAir appoints Patrick Yeung as CEO

Yeung previously managed the operations of both Dragonair and Cathay Pacific in China.