Cathay the airline would cross the Pacific Ocean from China. Cathay Bank is a bank with multiple branches throughout the United States and overseas. Cathay Cineplex is a cinema operator in Singapore. Cathay Cathay () is an alternative historical name for China in English. During the early modern period Europeans thought of "Cathay" as a completely separate and distinct culture from China. As knowledge of East Asia increased, Cathay came to be seen as the same nation as China and the term '"Cathay" became a poetic name for the nation. The name "Cathay" originates from the word Khitan (), the name
Cathay Pacific fleet Cathay Pacific fleet Cathay Pacific operates an all-wide-body fleet composed of Airbus A330, Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 777 aircraft. As of December 2018, the Cathay Pacific passenger fleet comprises the following aircraft: As of December 2017, the Cathay Pacific Cargo fleet comprises the following aircraft: Cathay Pacific Cargo operates to more than 40 destinations around the world, in addition to utilising the cargo space on the passenger aircraft. The cargo subsidiary was established in 1981 with a twice-a-week Hong Kong–Frankfurt–London service operated jointly with Lufthansa. Cathay Pacific Cargo handles most of the airline's passenger cargo. Between its cargo routes