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Rolls-Royce has been hit by an engine defect on an Airbus A350 plane that led to the cancellation of dozens of Cathay Pacific flights this month.

Rolls-Royce engine defect a new blow for historic firm

After a recent strong recovery, Rolls-Royce is looking to overcome a setback caused by a defect to one of its engines on a plane flown by Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific.

Business • 19 Sep 24

Cathay Pacific operates a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft

Cathay Pacific to buy 30 Airbus A330-900 aircraft

Cathay Pacific will buy 30 Airbus A330-900 wide-body aircraft, with options to buy another 30, the Hong Kong-based airline said today.

Business • 07 Aug 24

The Covid-19 outbreak has forced the airline to ground more than half its fleet and request aircraft delivery delays

Virus to push Cathay Pacific into half yearly loss

Cathay Pacific has warned of a substantial loss in the first half of the year and flagged more capacity cuts due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Business • 11 Mar 20

Cathay Pacific to suspend its Dublin-Hong Kong route until the end of March

Dublin and Belfast airports facing some route cuts

Airports in Dublin and Belfast will see route cuts involving a number of airlines in the next few months.

Ireland • 12 Sep 19

Cathay Pacific has come under pressure from Chinese regulators relating to its staff's involvement in protests in Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigns

Cathay Pacific has announced the shock resignation of its CEO Rupert Hogg, days after the Hong Kong carrier was censured by Beijing because some staff had supported pro-democracy protests in the city.

Business • 16 Aug 19

The deal for HK Express will see Cathay controlling three of the four airlines at one of Asia's busiest airports

Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific is to buy budget airline HK Express for over US$600m as it moves to counter competition from the increasing number of low-cost carriers in the region.

Business • 27 Mar 19

The Hong Kong carrier said it will honour the cheap fares for the 'very small number" of savvy and fortunate travellers who booked the cheap flights

Cathay Pacific makes another first class blunder

For a lucky few, it's the gift that keeps on giving: a Cathay Pacific error offering premium tickets at a fraction of their value, for the second time in less than two weeks.

Business • 14 Jan 19

Hainan Airlines is part of the Chinese-based global HNA Group, which also owns Dublin-based aircraft leasing firm Avolon

First direct flights from Dublin to Beijing by June

The first direct flights between Dublin and Beijing will begin in June when the largest private airline in China, Hainan Airlines, will operate four flights between the two cities every week.

Business • 15 Mar 18

Nth Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile believed capable of hitting US the mainland last Wednesday

Flight crew 'saw' N Korea missile from plane

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific has said that one of its air crews spotted what they believed to be the missile fired by North Korea last week, as they flew between the southern Chinese city and the US.

World • 04 Dec 17

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