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What we compareACES ColombiaCathay Dragon
Country in archiveColombiaHong Kong
Founded1971May 24, 1985
Founder—Chao Kuang Piu
HeadquartersMedellín, Colombia, ColombiaHong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Name originThe airline's name came from the Spanish acronym ACES, which stands for Aerolíneas Centrales de Colombia.Dragonair combined the Chinese dragon with the word air. In 2016 Cathay Pacific renamed the airline Cathay Dragon, joining its own name to the existing Dragon element. The sources used do not give a formal explanation of the original name.
HighlightsJosé María Córdova International AirportAirbus A330, Airbus A320, Hong Kong International Airport hub
Earliest archived brand logo19711985
Latest archived logo19712016
Archived logo assets12

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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