Latest archived mark · 2016
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Latest archived mark · 2023
Cathay Pacific
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Cathay Dragon | Cathay Pacific |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Founded | May 24, 1985 | September 24, 1946 |
| Founder | Chao Kuang Piu | Sydney de Kantzow and Roy Farrell |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, China |
| Name origin | 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. | 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 | Airbus A330, Airbus A320, Hong Kong International Airport hub | Hong Kong International Airport hub, Oneworld membership, Cathay Cargo |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1985 | 1946 |
| Latest archived logo | 2016 | 2023 |
| Archived logo assets | 2 | 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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