Founded in 1946, Cathay is a premium travel lifestyle brand offering a range of products and services including flights, holidays, shopping, dining, wellness and payment. Flights are provided by premium airline Cathay Pacific, the home carrier of Hong Kong and a founding member of the oneworld global alliance. The Cathay Group also includes: HK Express, a low-cost carrier based in Hong Kong offering scheduled services within Asia; Air Hong Kong, an express all-cargo carrier offering scheduled and charter services in Asia; and various subsidiaries.

Leveraging its advantages of having deep roots in Hong Kong, being proudly part of China, and connecting the world, Cathay strives to serve as a key bridge connecting Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland with the world, and contribute to strengthening Hong Kong as a leading international aviation hub.

Today, the Cathay Group, together with its subsidiaries HK Express and Air Hong Kong, has a fleet of 230 passenger and freighter aircraft, operating scheduled services to over 80 destinations worldwide. Furthermore, the Group serves an additional 149 destinations through codeshare agreements.

With its brand concept Move Beyond, and its values of ‘progressive’, ‘thoughtful’, and ‘can-do’ spirit, Cathay endeavours to innovate and enhance its services to provide extraordinary experiences for its customers. In the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Cathay Pacific was awarded the fifth World’s Best Airline.

Cathay Pacific began operating flights between the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong in 1980. For over 40 years, the airline has been actively expanding its presence in the Chinese Mainland market. Cathay Pacific continues to enhance its network in the Chinese Mainland and increase its flights to serve customers travelling between the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, as well as for those travelling to other regions of the world via Hong Kong to promote cultural and economic exchanges. Today, Cathay Pacific and HK Express together operate passenger flights between Hong Kong and 19 destinations in 17 Chinese Mainland cities. Cathay Pacific is also cultivating increased connectivity within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) market by enhancing intermodal services to elevate the experience for customers travelling to and from the GBA.

Cathay is always pursuing sustainable, green and innovative operations. It has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by the middle of this century, becoming one of the first airlines in Asia to establish a timeline for making carbon neutrality a reality. Moreover, Cathay Pacific has also pledged to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for 10% of its total fuel consumption by 2030.

The Group's other investments include its catering, laundry, ground-handling and cargo terminal companies. Cathay is a member of the Swire Group and is a public company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.