Cathay Pacific Airways has signed a landmark ten-year contract with Amadeus which will see the carrier and its subsidiary, Dragonair, adopt the complete Altéa Customer Management Solution (CMS) to manage their passenger service chain, including reservations, inventory and departure control systems.

Cathay Pacific Airways CEO, Philip Chen, is stepping down and will now be handling the China investment arm of Swire Pacific.

Cathay Pacific Airways today held a graduation ceremony for ten local cadet pilots who have completed its Cadet Pilot Programme at BAE SYSTEMS Flight Training in Adelaide, South Australia. The ten graduates bring the number of cadet pilots who have graduated from Cathay Pacific`s programme to almost 150 since it first began in 1988. Cathay Pacific investment in the programme is part of its long-term commitment to develop Hong Kong`s aviation industry.

Cathay Pacific Airways today welcomed the appointment of Maunu von Lueders in the new post of Vice-President Sales of the oneworldTM global airline alliance. His appointment marks the second anniversary of “the alliance that revolves around you”, which today comprises 31 carriers - full members Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LanChile and Qantas - and 23 affiliates.