Company Watch - Cathay Pacific.Oct 2, 2006 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (HKSE: 0293 ) is an airline based in Hong Kong, operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to over 104 destinations worldwide. It is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main base at the Hong Kong International Airport. [1]. Airways plans to launch daily Hong Kong-Shanghai Pudong service from Dec. 1 pending government approval. It would mark the return of Shanghai to Cathay's passenger network after a 16-year hiatus. The carrier currently operates 12 weekly freighter flights on the route. Sep 26, 2006 Cathay Pacific Airways used the occasion of its 60th anniversary celebration in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. Friday to unveil a radical upgrade of its first, business and economy class products. New economy seats, set in a slight recline re·cline v. re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines v.tr. To cause to assume a leaning or prone position. v.intr. To lie back or down. position that cannot be moved, aim to establish a new standard for the industry. By pushing a button, passengers can move the seat cushion forward and the seatback seat·back also seat back n. The back of a chair or other type of seating. cushion down, producing greater recline than conventional seats. Passengers get more legroom leg·room n. Room in which to stretch the legs while seated. legroom Noun space to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car legroom n → because magazine holders have been moved from seatbacks to the front of the seat beneath travelers' knees. Cathay has retained its 32/33-in. seat pitch in economy. It also has added larger video screens for economy passengers and seats now feature shoulder belts for use during takeoff and landing. In business class, Cathay has attempted to improve on Virgin Atlantic's herringbone lie-flat bed concept by installing "softer" beds and 15-in. video screens for each seat. It said its upgraded first class cabins will feature the largest bed in airline service. Rollout of the new cabin features will start early next year. Sep 25, 2006 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Sep 25, 2006 |
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