Cathay Hisao Migo (, a Japanese botanist) published a paper describing "Iris cathayensis" (meaning "Chinese iris") in the "Journal of the Shanghai Science Institute". Below is the etymological progression from Khitan to Cathay as the word travelled westward: In many Turkic and Slavic languages a form of "Cathay" (e.g., , "Kitay") remains the usual modern name for China. In Javanese, the word ꦏꦠꦻ (Katai, Katé) exists, and it refers to 'east asian', literally mean 'dwarf' or 'short-legged' in today's language. "Travels in the Land of Kublai Khan" by Marco Polo has a story called "The Road to Cathay". In the English
Cathay Pacific fleet ceremony in Toulouse, the aircraft was painted in a "100th aircraft" livery with the slogan "100th aircraft", and the slogan in traditional Chinese "進步精神" painted on the rear of the aircraft. The aircraft was named "Progress Hong Kong", a name that was chosen from a competition by the staff. In November 2011, Cathay Pacific received its second 747-8 Freighter (B-LJA) which was painted in the "Hong Kong Trader" livery. The livery was designed to commemorate the topping out of the new Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal. The name of the livery is taken from Cathay Pacific's very first 747 freighter which