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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Hong Kong aviation, covering airlines such as Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express and freighter Air Hong Kong and Hong Kong International Airport.
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Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam said at a September clean jet fuel conference that a well-designed policy was crucial to bridge the interdependent needs of producers, airlines, and investors. Photo: Cathay Pacific
Chief Executive John Lee updated Hong Kong’s 2030 target for sustainable aviation fuel to 1 to 3 per cent of departing flight consumption in the city's five-year plan. Photo: Elson Li
Aircraft at Hong Kong International Airport. Sustainable aviation fuel, a “drop-in” substitute, can be safely blended with jet fuel and used in aircraft engines without modification, but the challenge is the price. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

In Focus | From kitchen waste to sky-high costs: inside Hong Kong’s quest for green jet fuel

As city sets goals for adopting sustainable aviation fuel, industry leaders examine how to scale up supply chains and win over price-sensitive passengers.

Accidents and personal safety

Man lost control of paraglider in strong winds, probe into fatal crash finds

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific extends Dubai, Riyadh flight suspension through January

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong on way to securing green fuel supply to safeguard aviation hub status

Policy chief notes city to consider sustainable aviation fuel mandate, saying clear targets are needed to draw investment and build supply.

The city’s policy chief Stephen Wong says Hong Kong needs sustainable aviation fuel targets to attract investment, secure supplies and retain its aviation hub status. Photo: Elson Li
Cathay Pacific

Cathay calls on Hong Kong to map out long-term sustainable fuel plan beyond 2030

Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam says scalability remains challenge, notes SAF still accounts for ‘well under 1 per cent’ of global jet fuel use.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong targets 240 air destinations by 2030, eyeing new Uzbekistan routes

Cathay also reveals passenger numbers, including those handled by HK Express, reached monthly record of more than 3.6 million in August.

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China travel

China airports surge in global-connectivity ranking, led by Shanghai, Guangzhou

Third terminal helps Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport jump 17 places in global standings, while airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong also improve.

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Passengers are seen at Beijing Daxing International Airport in China’s capital. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong finance chief urges Cathay to keep fares attractive, add routes

Cathay Pacific targets 150 new aircraft and 150 global destinations over next decade, chairman Guy Bradley says.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | How the goalposts have shifted on Hong Kong aviation

Success was once measured by how far local airlines could fly. Now, it’s about how effectively global networks intersect here to power the wider economy.

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific, Google scale up AI tests to reduce aviation’s climate impact

Second-phase trials with Contrails.org will target ultra-long-haul Asia and transpacific routes, building on early tests that reduced contrail warming impact by about 40 per cent.

Cathay Pacific says AI deployment will complement other initiatives such as fleet modernisation. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong transport

Overhead display left dangling at airport’s Terminal 2, investigation under way

Airport Authority says a maintenance team promptly attended to the malfunctioning screen and cordoned off the area.

A maintenance team has attended to the malfunctioning screen at Terminal 2. Photo: Nora Tam
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific extends Dubai and Riyadh flight suspension through November

Hong Kong flag carrier says extension due to situation in Mideast, with services to both cities cancelled up to and including November 30.

Hong Kong economy

Unmanned electric aircraft makes maiden flight in Hong Kong

Flight marks collaboration between mainland Chinese firm EHang, local transport operator Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings and tech hub Cyberport.

Hong Kong economy

Haeco, China Aircraft Leasing Group agree to build maintenance hub in Hong Kong

Two firms will set up aircraft engine maintenance centre, with initial focus on quick-turn services, hospital repairs and engine asset management.

An electric aircraft pushback tractor at Haeco’s repair and maintenance facility in Tung Chung. Photo: Karma Lo
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific to launch direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty in January

Airline will operate the only non-stop service between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan’s largest city three times a week, with economy fares from HK$2,296.

Cathay Pacific will launch three weekly direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty in Kazakhstan in January. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong transport

Wrong radio frequency by Cathay crew led to Nato jet interception: report

London-bound CX257 was intercepted by Hungarian fighter jets over Romania in early July after losing contact with civilian air traffic control.

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Hong Kong stock market

Swire Pacific posts record first-half profit as investment surges to fresh high

The Hong Kong-based conglomerate saw its underlying profits soar by 48 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026.

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Hong Kong transport

Falling concrete disrupts Terminal 2 train at Hong Kong airport

Photos on social media show crowds outside the platform doors, while signs said the train was ‘temporarily not in service’.

Scores of travellers at Hong Kong International Airport were forced to take alternative routes to their boarding gates after an automated train serving Terminal 2 broke down. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Cathay Pacific posts 71% profit rise to HK$6.24 billion in first half of year

Numbers driven by stronger demand, but Hong Kong flag carrier warns of headwinds caused by escalating Middle East conflict.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific tail strike in early July classified as ‘abnormal runway contact’

Hong Kong air safety watchdog releases preliminary report on July 3 incident involving flight CX509 from Tokyo.

China travel

All went wrong: A380 flight to China becomes 10-hour ordeal

The rare sight of an Emirates Airbus at Hangzhou became chaotic as 373 passengers were left stranded on board amid a logistical nightmare.

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An Emirates Airbus A380. Photo: dpa
Hong Kong transport

Passengers still stranded at Hong Kong airport on Monday after Typhoon Noul

Airport Authority says operations have returned to normal and it expects to handle 900 flights over the whole day.

Thousands were stranded at Hong Kong airport over the weekend due to the typhoon. Photo: Edmond So
Accidents and personal safety

Probe launched after worker falls to death while repairing plane in Hong Kong

Man falls from six-metre-high platform at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company worksite after mistakenly stepping into gap, police say.

Hong Kong weather

Typhoon Noul: Hong Kong downgrades T9 signal to T8

Storm is skirting as close as 80km to the northeast of Hong Kong, moving into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, forecaster says.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific delays Middle East flights as US and Iran trade attacks

Daily passenger flights to Dubai postponed until October 25, and four weekly services to Riyadh delayed to October 26.

A Cathay Pacific Airways plane takes off at Hong Kong International Airport. The carrier also announced it would drop its previous plan to resume freighter services to Riyadh from August 1, without specifying a new resumption date. Photo. Sam Tsang
Hong Kong tourism

Short-haul arrivals fall 15% in June amid strong Hong Kong dollar, fewer flights

City receives 3.72 million visitors last month, driven largely by 10 per cent rise in mainland Chinese arrivals to 2.88 million.

Tourists visit the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 1, the city’s handover anniversary day. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong airport profit falls 16.8% to HK$2b as expenses, salvage operation bite

But passenger throughput, aircraft movements, cargo and airmail volumes all saw growth despite ongoing geopolitical trade tensions.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay to add 4 Latin American destinations via Madrid code-share with Iberia

Passengers will be able to travel to Fortaleza and Recife in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina and the Dominican Republic under arrangement.

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