Cathay Group announces 2025 interim results, orders more long-haul aircraft

Dhaka: The Cathay Group (Cathay) on August 6 announced its 2025 Interim Results together with the exercise of purchase rights for an additional 14 Boeing 777-9 aircraft, bringing Cathay’s total commitment to 35 such aircraft.

The airline’s fleet renewal and expansion plan include orders for over 100 new narrowbody, regional widebody, long-haul widebody, and large freighter aircraft. The new order brings their total investment to over HKD 100 billion, which also includes new cabin products, lounges, and digital innovation, said Cathay Group Chair Patrick Healy.

“As a Group, our passenger airlines, Cathay Pacific and HK Express, have launched or announced 19 new destinations so far in 2025, with more still to come. We now fly to more than 100 passenger destinations globally.”

As a Group, Cathay reported an attributable profit of HKD 3.7 billion in the first half of 2025, a similar level to the first half of 2024.

Apart from Cathay Pacific’s new Aria Suite Business Class cabins and inflight entertainment system, the airline will be introducing brand new cabins and a flat-bed Business Class product on its existing Airbus A330s in 2026, followed by a world-leading First Class experience onboard its Boeing 777-9s, expected to arrive in 2027.

Furthermore, starting August, Cathay Pacific offers both 100 percent seatback inflight entertainment and 100 percent inflight connectivity across its entire fleet.

On the ground, earlier this year, The Bridge was opened at Hong Kong International Airport following a full redesign. The redesigned Beijing flagship lounge is scheduled to open in August, while a brand-new flagship lounge will be launched in New York next year.