BUDGET OPERATOR HK Express, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Group, is scheduled to receive its first Airbus A321neo during October next year. According to Executive Traveller, once the initial jet has been accepted by the Hong Kong-based carrier, another 15 are scheduled to join in quick succession. It was noted earlier within the Cathay Pacific Group’s Annual Report 2020 that HK Express would inherit a 16-strong A321neo order from Cathay Dragon.
This came after Cathay Dragon, the former wholly owned regional subsidiary of Cathay Pacific, ceased operations in October 2020 (see Airliner World, December 2020) after a “necessary” restructure of the group following the impact of COVID-19.