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Dragonair was the first local competitor for Hong Kong's largest airline, Cathay Pacific, in forty years; and since the airline's inception, Cathay Pacific has fought vigorously to block the airline's flight-slot applications. In January 1987, the airline announced its expansion with the order of two long-range McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft ...
Dragonair Airbus A320-200. Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited, operated as Cathay Dragon (previously as Dragonair), was an international airline headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, with its corporate headquarters, Dragonair House, and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport.
2006 - Acquired full ownership over Dragonair (rebranded to Cathay Dragon in 2016), which continued to operate as a separate airline until 2020, when it was folded into Cathay Pacific; 2020 - Acquired Hong Kong Express; Cimber Air. 2008 - Acquired bankrupt Sterling Airlines to form Cimber Sterling. Etihad Airways
Chao was a co-founder of Dragonair airlines in 1985, with shipping magnate Pao Yue-Kong and Hong Kong–based businessman Henry Fok, along with investments from China Merchants Group and China Resources. The carrier was Hong Kong's first Chinese-owned airline. [3] The company was subsequently sold to Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific in ...
On December 30, 1986, McDonnell Douglas launched the MD-11 with commitments for 52 firm orders and 40 options [10] in three different versions (passenger, combi and freighter) from ten airlines (Alitalia, British Caledonian, Dragonair, Federal Express, Finnair, Korean Air, Scandinavian Airlines, Swissair, Thai Airways International, and VARIG ...
Dragon on a Dragonair Airbus A330-300. Aeroméxico: Quetzalcoatl, as a special livery for a Boeing 787-9 Registered XA-ADL, Baptized under the name of Quetzalcoatl. Air China: Phoenix, in the form of the letters "VIP". Dragonair: Dragon (with three claws on its left side, one on its right). Druk Air: Dragon. EgyptAir: Horus.
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Dragonair: KA: HDA: DRAGON: 1985: 2016: Rebranded as Cathay Dragon: Hong Kong Airways: 1947: 1959: Formed with help from British Overseas Airways Corporation. Awarded routes north of Hong Kong in 1949 (along with Cathay Pacific obtaining routes south). Merged into Cathay Pacific on 30 June 1959, assets going to Malayan Airways. Hong Kong ...