Latest archived mark · 2023
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Latest archived mark · 2016
Cathay Dragon
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Cathay Pacific | Cathay Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Founded | September 24, 1946 | May 24, 1985 |
| Founder | Sydney de Kantzow and Roy Farrell | Chao Kuang Piu |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, China | Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| 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. | 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. |
| Highlights | Hong Kong International Airport hub, Oneworld membership, Cathay Cargo | Airbus A330, Airbus A320, Hong Kong International Airport hub |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1946 | 1985 |
| Latest archived logo | 2023 | 2016 |
| Archived logo assets | 8 | 2 |
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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