The 747 has been in the spotlight since the Aug-2016 passing of lead engineer Joe Sutter. The iconic aircraft's milestones and fade from service come into focus again with the impending retirement of ...

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. Deliveries of the ...

Cathay Pacific is proud to have one of the youngest fleet in the world and has announced that it will be replacing the Boeing 747 ... Cathay Pacific retired three out of its 21 747-400 in 2012, ...

Retirements and new deliveries are accelerating the modernization of Cathay’s passenger and cargo fleets, according to the carrier’s latest fleet update. Cathay Pacific Nears 747-400, A340 ...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has ordered 10 of Boeing Co.'s new 747-8 cargo planes and seven long-range 777 passenger jets, the companies ...

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 ...

EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered a 747-8 Freighter to Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, making it the second freight operator worldwide to take ...

The 747 overstayed its welcome with Cathay. Cathay Pacific was caught on its re-fleeting strategy and the 747-400 overstayed its welcome. Cathay ended 2011 with 21 747-400s, whereas Singapore Airlines ...

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 ...