Latest archived mark · 2023
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Latest archived mark · 1993
AB Airlines
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Cathay Pacific | AB Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | Hong Kong | United Kingdom |
| Founded | September 24, 1946 | 1993 |
| Founder | Sydney de Kantzow and Roy Farrell | — |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, China | London Stansted Airport, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Name origin | The founders named the airline Cathay, an ancient name for China, and Pacific because Roy Farrell speculated they would one day fly across the Pacific. They also wanted to avoid the name Air Cathay, which had already been used in a comic. | The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the AB Airlines name. |
| Highlights | Hong Kong International Airport hub, Oneworld membership, Cathay Cargo | — |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1946 | 1993 |
| Latest archived logo | 2023 | 1993 |
| Archived logo assets | 8 | 1 |
Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.
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