Cathay Pacific Fleet Evolution (1946-2020)

NOTE: 2nd re-upload of an old vid that got yeeted by YT's copyright bots, hence the outdated intro, editing style and thumbnail :/
Welcome to my Airline Fleet Evolution series that presents the evolution of airline fleets. The series looks back at an airline's entire history year-by-year, and all aircraft types operated by the featured airline will be showcased. Each type is usually pictured with the livery that was in use at the time of their introduction.
Cathay Pacific was founded on September 24, 1946 and commenced operations with passenger and freight services from Hong Kong to Sydney using DC-3 aircraft. The Swire Group became a major shareholder of the airline in 1948 and managed it alongside Australian National Airways (later absorbed by Ansett Australia). Cathay Pacific expanded its Asian network in the 1950s, and it became the first foreign carrier to fly to Osaka in 1960. Jet operations began in 1962 with the introduction of the Convair 880M, and the first wide-body aircraft, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, entered service with the airline in 1975. Cargo flights began in 1982 with the founding of Cathay Pacific Cargo and the purchase of a secondhand 747-200F from British Airways. Cathay Pacific gained fame from flying the world's first non-stop polar route from New York to Hong Kong in July 1998. As of May 2020, the airline has suspended most operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Outro videos:
L1011 at Kai Tak (1990s) • L1011 at Kai Tak (1990s)
Cathay Pacific Boeing 747s at Hong Kong KAI TAK (1995) • Cathay Pacific Boeing ...
Image sources: Google Images, Wikimedia Commons, Airliners.net, JetPhotos
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[@I_IceCe]

Love the tri star

[@kc-512]

Welcome back、Cathay fleet Evolution！

[@thaihuynh4471]

As Cathay 747 had retired in 2016, This A350 reverted by new livery.

[@Sideshowbob24]

Woah, U already did JAL's didn't know you were gonna do another one of these. Maybe I might do one. A masterpiece as usual :)

[@RetroAvi8or]

Thanks! I actually made this before the JAL one, but it got deleted twice. First time was when my old channel was deleted by mistake, and the second time was because of copyright.

[@Sideshowbob24]

@@RetroAvi8or Woah. I think I'll do the fleet evolution of Aer Lingus.

[@Sideshowbob24]

Did u get some of the info from my retired fleet

[@RetroAvi8or]

@@Sideshowbob24 Not really. I made this vid on my old channel sometime in April-May, months before you uploaded yours.

[@Hyunheistarplays]

Fun Fact The First aircraft is from British Airways

[@EpicThe112]

JFK-HKG was done by the A340-600 from 2004-2007. You don't want to be sitting on the row 17 on that one because you are actually across from the Trent 500 engines

[@geo_324]

_V A P 0 Г W A V E_

[@AvianCrave]

Whats wrong with copyright bots :/

[@RetroAvi8or]

First they blocked the OG upload in America and Canada, then they blocked it completely just because I used Wonderwall. :((

[@jllopezcwx9257]

Airbus A340-600 Cathay Pacific Fleet history (2002-2009 present)

[@EpicThe112]

They were orded to do JFK-HKG direct non stop I did that back in 2005

[@Lee247Jamaica]

Yeeet

[@avys4ge988]

I figured out how to do it

[@RetroAvi8or]

Noice!

[@avys4ge988]

Thx

[@rockyxs8975]

I flown the 747-400

[@indoserica4714]

Do garuda indonesia fleet evolution

[@RetroAvi8or]

I'll see if I can.

[@indoserica4714]

Yoyol cake!!!

[@Lee247Jamaica]

@@RetroAvi8or noice

[@RetroAvi8or]

@@Lee247Jamaica Thnx

[@Lee247Jamaica]

@@RetroAvi8or welcome :)