Cargo remains strong at Cathay Pacific with 12.8% growth in June

Cargo volumes at Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon have remained strong with cargo and mail volumes growing 12.8 per cent in June. The two airlines carried 170,476 tonnes in June, and revenue tonne kilometres were up by 11.3 per cent to 974,353 million. Capacity increased by 4.8 per cent in June to 1.4 billion available […]

Tonnage surges 11.5% in May for Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon combined carried 161,743 tonnes of cargo and mail in May, an increase of 11.5 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 4.1 percentage points to 66.3 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 1.2 per […]

Q1 surge for Cathay as tonnage and load factor up

Cathay Pacific Airways posted impressive numbers for March and in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 as tonnage grew strongly and other figures were up. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon combined carried 181,189 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 15.4 per cent compared to the corresponding month in 2016. The cargo and […]

Cathay Pacific posts strong February freight figures

Tonnage and the load factor climbed for Cathay Pacific Airways in February compared to the same month last year. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon combined carried 137,674 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 17.4 per cent compared to February 2016. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 6.2 percentage points […]

Solid start to 2017 for Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways has had a strong start to 2017 with cargo and mail up 2.3 per cent to 151,133 tonnes, with strong demand across key Asian markets. The combined growth for Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon in January is slower than the 9.9 per cent year-on-year surge seen in December but was described as […]

3.1% rise in tonnage in 2016 for Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair combined saw tonnage rise by 3.1 per cent in 2016 to 1.85 million tonnes on 2015. The two Hong Kong operators’ combined cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased 0.8 per cent to 10.6 billion, capacity rose 0.6 per cent to 16.5 billion, while the load factor for last year was […]

Volumes and yields predicted to grow in 2017

2016 has been a year of two halves, with a tough first half, but improvements in the second, Cathay Pacific general manager cargo sales & marketing, Mark Sutch (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. Last year had an exceptional start, helped by the US West coast seaport disruption before tapering off […]

Strong exports help Cathay Pacific grow 4.6% in November

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair’s cargo and mail volumes grew 4.6 per cent in November helped by strong exports and more ocean-to-air conversions. The two airlines carried 167,520 tonnes of cargo and mail in November, and the load factor rose by 1.1 percentage points to 68.1 per cent. Capacity in available tonne kilometres was down 1.9 […]

Tonnage uplift of 5.3% for Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways has posted an increase in the amount of cargo and mail uplifted in October compared to the same month last year. Cathay Pacific and Dragonair combined carried 172,385 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, a year-on-year (YOY) rise of 5.3 per cent on October 2015. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.6 percentage points […]

Strong September for Cathay as tonnage up 7.1%

Cathay Pacific Airways had a strong September as Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a combined 162,116 tonnes of cargo and mail, a year-on-year (YOY) surge of 7.1 per cent on the amount handled in the same month in 2015. The cargo and mail load factor also rose by 2.6 percentage points to 65 per cent […]

Strong exports and freighters to North America help Cathay Pacific grow

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair cargo and mail volumes grew by 3.8 per cent in August with strong demand to North America and growing exports from Hong Kong and China. The two airlines handled 153,733 tonnes in August with the load factor increasing by 2.7 percentage points to 63.3 per cent as capacity in available tonne […]

Cathay Pacific grows in April but 2016 still a struggle

Cathay Pacific Cargo has seen cargo and mail volumes increase by 2.1 per cent to 147,643 tonnes though it is still down 1.8 per cent year-to-date. Between January and April volumes were down 1.8 per cent to 569,638 tonnes. Revenue tonne kilometres increased by 0.6 per cent to 853.9 million but were down 3.4 per […]

January increase for Cathay Pacific despite overcapacity fears

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair saw cargo volumes increase slightly in January by 0.3 per cent to 147,690 tonnes helped by a pre-Chinese New Year boost, though overcapacity fears continue. The cargo load factor fell by 1.8 percentage points to 61.6 per cent with available tonne kilometres up four per cent to just under 2.6 billion. […]

Cathay Pacific sees growth return after mid-year slowdown

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair have seen growth of 2.8 per cent in September to 151,358 tonnes, and is expecting seasonal growth in October and November, following three months of slow growth. The increase in September followed growth of less than one per cent in June, July and August. Both June and July saw year-on-year (YOY) […]

Cathay Pacific sees volumes increase but load factor fall

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair have seen cargo volumes increase by 0.8 per cent in August to 148,109 tonnes but the load factor has fallen to 60.6 per cent due to weak demand. The Hong Kong based carriers have seen year-on-year (YOY) growth in every month of 2015, but it has slowed to less than one […]