{"id":73721,"date":"2024-11-05T20:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=73721"},"modified":"2024-11-05T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:30:40","slug":"cathay-pacific-eyes-new-widebody-order-for-boeing-787-777x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/cathay-pacific-eyes-new-widebody-order-for-boeing-787-777x\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Pacific Eyes New Widebody Order for Boeing 787, 777X"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HONG KONG-<\/strong> Cathay Pacific (CX)<\/a> is in talks with an aircraft manufacturer such as Boeing for a new widebody order. The announcement might come by next year (2025) as reported by Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hong-based carrier recently unveiled its new business-class seat, the \u201cAria Suite,\u201d which made its debut on Boeing 777-300ER aircraft<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: File: Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-200; B-HNA@HKG;05.08.2012 671ey (8008530437).jpg – Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cathay Pacific Widebody Order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alex McGowan, Chief Operations and Service Delivery Officer told Bloomberg <\/em>about why they are hurrying up to place a new widebody order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathay is consistently placing orders for long-haul aircraft as it will slowly phase out old 777-300 and 300ER aircraft and A330s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline placed an order worth $11 Billion for 30 Airbus A330neo aircraft<\/a>, which are considered as the medium to long haul jet. Cathay has also secured additional slots for 30 more aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGowan told Bloomberg <\/em>that the review will consider widebody jets ranging from Boeing 787 to the 777-9 (777X)<\/a>. The upcoming order will mark “the final component” in a series of recent aircraft acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathay might place an order with Airbus as well as McGowan said the range from 787-8 to 777-9 which also includes A330neos, A350-900, and A350-1000 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar to major Asian carriers, Cathay Pacific operates on hub and spoke model. It has a fleet of 167 aircraft and only 15 are narrowbody Airbus <\/a>A321 jets. The rest of the fleet as per the planespotters.net data includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aircraft Type<\/th>Current<\/th>Avg. Age<\/th>Total<\/th><\/tr>
In Service<\/th>–<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Airbus A330<\/th>36<\/td><\/td><\/td>16.2 Years<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
Airbus A350 XWB<\/th>45<\/td><\/td><\/td>6.1 Years<\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
Boeing 747<\/th>20<\/td><\/td><\/td>13.1 Years<\/td>84<\/td><\/tr>
Boeing 777<\/th>51<\/td><\/td><\/td>15.7 Years<\/td>75<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These also include sub-variants such as A350-900, A350-1000, 747-400, 747-8, 777-300, and 777-300ER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathay does not operate Boeing 787 Dreamliner<\/a> yet so it will be a new type addition to already a diverse fleet of long-haul and ultra-long-haul fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Cl\u00e9ment Wld | Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Supporting Sustainable development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cathay pledges active support for Hong Kong\u2019s aviation development as the city\u2019s flagship carrier. The airline group commits to serving 100 global destinations by 2025<\/strong>, demonstrating its role in expanding Hong Kong\u2019s international connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world is moving towards sustainable development and so does Cathay. Cathay Pacific was one of the first airlines globally to set a target of 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for total fuel use by 2030. Since then, the airline has completed SAF uplifts at Hong Kong International Airport and other international locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside expanding SAF use, Cathay focuses on fleet modernization, operational efficiency, emerging technologies, and high-quality carbon offsets and removals to reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cathay Pacific Unviels New Buisness Class Aria Suite on 777 in Hong Kong<\/a><\/blockquote>