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Cathay Pacific hk $200 billion expansion fleet
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Cathay Pacific chief executive history in Hong Kong leshan announced the plan, specific include the introduction of new products and sia cabin point; The total amount of investment of hk $200 billion fleet scale expansion plan, the next 10 years will introduce 95 frame low oil consumption of new aircraft. In addition, the company will spend 5.5 billion yuan, in the construction of the new Hong Kong international airport terminal, etc.

In the pioneering route market, cathay Pacific personage to reporter said: "the company is considering further development and encryption China’s second-tier cities aviation market plan. We have investigated cities including chongqing, chengdu, wenzhou, hangzhou, etc."

From China civil aviation administration of data, 2010, chongqing, chengdu, hangzhou, wenzhou airport, such as the throughput is respectively 15.8 million, 25.8 million, 17.06 million, and 5.32 million, respectively year-on-year growth of 12.6%, 14%, 14.2%, 10.5%.

Cathay Pacific these people said: "although we HeGuoHang cross-shareholdings, is close strategic cooperation partner. Chengdu is an important Air China southwest hub, cathay Pacific airways still hope to expand from Hong Kong international airport and second-tier cities route. In addition, the Shanghai pudong and hongqiao two big airport throughput tends to saturation, flight time resources nervous, so to hangzhou, wenzhou and other cities expand."

From the international airport of data association in 2010, the Hong Kong international airport passenger throughput for 50.41 million people, among the 11th.

On September 1,, the ministry of finance to China international airlines co., LTD. (Air China Limited, referred to as the "Air China") parent cnac capital 1 billion yuan, will be used in Air China said cathay Pacific airways shares, the increasing scale have yet to be announced. Air China at present for cathay Pacific’s second largest shareholder, holding 29.99% stake in cathay Pacific airways.

According to international routes, cathay Pacific said in 2011, increased the ABU dhabi, Chicago flight, etc, the Boeing 777-300 aircraft delay process fresh Chicago route. The measures to consolidate the cathay Pacific in North America, the Middle East route network. In addition, cathay Pacific also encrypted Hong Kong to milan, Paris, New York, Toronto and many southeast Asia airline flight density. Dragonair also increased return mainland China city route divisions.

In the fleet expansion, cathay Pacific said, according to the plan, in 2011 the company will introduce and plane, including 9 airliner, 5 freighters. So far, 9 airliner already all delivery, and 5 Boeing 747-8 f will be delivered later this year.

At present the cathay Pacific fleet size of about 129 frame, cathay Pacific group has 171 aircraft.

Cathay Pacific airways announced that, in the future the company will spend 5.5 billion yuan, in the construction of the new Hong Kong international airport terminal, the plan was completed in 2013. After the completion of the new terminal, its volume every year will reach 2.6 million tons, is the Hong Kong airport freight volume is two times.
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