Cathay Pacific Airways has finalised a long-planned expansion of its Boeing 747-400 fleet with deals to acquire eight second-hand aircraft, four to be converted into freighters.

Cathay Pacific's retirement of its passenger 747 fleet will bring the global fleet of passenger/combi 747-400s down to 204, with British Airways, United, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas and Thai Airways ...

Cathay Pacific retired three out of its 21 747-400 in 2012, whilst six more will have exited the fleet by the end of 2013.

AUCKLAND—Cathay Pacific is continuing to make progress in its effort to phase out older widebody aircraft types, as it builds up its fleet of Airbus A350s. Retirements and new deliveries are ...

Cathay Pacific has said the Boeing 777-300ER will become the backbone of its long-haul fleet, replacing the slightly larger Boeing 747-400.

This weekend marks a historic milestone for Cathay Pacific Airways as it bids farewell to "the Queen of the Skies," the Boeing 747-400, nearly 30 years after first touching down at San Francisco ...

Cathay Pacific yesterday ordered six Boeing 747-400 Extended Range Freighters in what the carrier said was its largest commitment to date for new freighters to accommodate new cargo growth plans ...

Later this month, Cathay Pacific's 747 will fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong for the very last time. It's a story we're hearing from nearly every airline still flying the most recognizable ...

The 747-8 Freighters are expected to progressively replace the 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) in the Cathay Pacific Cargo fleet. Cathay Pacific currently operates six 747-400 Freighters ...

As to be expected given the 747's iconic status and ever-decreasing numbers, retirement of the type is filled with unavoidable sentiment. Yet the Cathay Pacific of today is of a very different era ...

Cathay Pacific Airways today took delivery of a new Boeing 747-400 Freighter, increasing the size of its freighter fleet to 10 aircraft and its total fleet to 66 aircraft. The newly delivered ...

Cathay Pacific Airways will be the launch customer for the Boeing Co.’s 747-400 freighter conversion program. The Hong Kong-based airline announced Thursday it has contracted with Boeing to ...