Originally Posted by
oldchinahand
Its pleasing to see the available 367-Er available fleet increasing every few weeks. B-KPA out of Alice springs on the way back to HK this morning
I noticed a comment by 'boybi' up thread that perhaps needs amplification
Cathay Pacific has been (and still is) a British controlled and operated airline - this for the past many decades.
Its operated by its major shareholder Swire and ultimately controlled by UK based John Swire and Sons who are perhaps interestingly one of the worlds largest Coca-Cola bottlers and a major player in the farming, property and cold storage industries
SInce you feel the need to resurrect that discussion. I I feel the need to repost my answer:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/35045334-post137.html
Cx is operated by CX, it is not a British operated airline, but a HK airline.
The word "controlled" is quite vague. No doubt that the "British" side have a strong voice at CX, whatever it means. But I would never go as far as saying that it is "controlled" by the British.