Latest archived mark · 1971
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Latest archived mark · 2023
Cathay Pacific
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | ACES Colombia | Cathay Pacific |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | Colombia | Hong Kong |
| Founded | 1971 | September 24, 1946 |
| Founder | — | Sydney de Kantzow and Roy Farrell |
| Headquarters | Medellín, Colombia, Colombia | Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, China |
| Name origin | The airline's name came from the Spanish acronym ACES, which stands for Aerolíneas Centrales de Colombia. | 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. |
| Highlights | José María Córdova International Airport | Hong Kong International Airport hub, Oneworld membership, Cathay Cargo |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1971 | 1946 |
| Latest archived logo | 1971 | 2023 |
| Archived logo assets | 1 | 8 |
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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