Cathay Pacific and became a successful businessman. Swire later acquired 52% of Cathay Pacific Airways. , the airline is still 45% owned by Swire Group through its subsidiary Swire Pacific Limited, as the largest shareholder. However, Swire Group also formed a shareholders' agreement with the second largest shareholder Air China (which was controlled by state-owned China National Aviation Holding), which Cathay Pacific and Air China had a cross ownership. In the late 1940s, the Hong Kong government divided the local aviation market between Cathay Pacific and its only local competitor, the Jardine Matheson-owned Hong Kong Airways: Cathay Pacific was allocated routes to
Cathay City learning centre for pilots of Gulfstream 450 and Gulfstream 550 aircraft at Cathay City. The centre is not marked with the FlightSafety name. The headquarters includes the Cathay Pacific Experience museum, which covers . The main gallery of the museum chronicles the airline's early history. The second gallery focuses on the airline's development. The third gallery explains the development into the contemporary airline. To access Cathay City employees are required to show electronic passes. From Hong Kong city centre via MTR to: Cathay City Cathay City () is the headquarters of Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flag-carrying airline. It is located