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Cathay Pacific to Seek 50 More Large Planes From Airbus, Boeing

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What happened

  • Cathay Pacific will seek to order up to 50 additional widebody aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • The potential order is intended to complete the airline’s long-term growth-plan build-out.
Potential aircraft order
up to 50

Why it matters

The move could affect aircraft manufacturers’ widebody backlogs and Cathay Pacific’s long-term fleet and capital-planning decisions.

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Cathay Pacific to Seek 50 More Large Planes From Airbus, BoeingCathay Pacific Airways Ltd.AirbusBoeingBA
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Sources (1)

  1. BloombergOct 15
    Cathay Pacific to Seek 50 More Large Planes From Airbus, Boeing

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