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Cathay Pacific, full name
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, is an airline based in Hong Kong,
operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to 120 destinations
worldwide. It is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main base at the
Hong Kong International Airport.
Cathay Pacific is one of only 6 airlines worldwide to carry a five-star
rating from Skytrax. It was named Airline of the Year in 2003 and 2005
by Skytrax and in 2006 by Air Transport World and OAG. Cathay Pacific is
accredited by the IATA with the IOSA (IATA Operations Safety Audit) for
its safety practices. The airways was founded in Hong Kong on 24
September 1946 by American Roy Farrell and Australian Sydney de Kantzow.
Both men were ex-air force pilots who had flown The Hump, a route over
the Himalayan Mountains.
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