Cathay Group orders 30 Airbus A330-900 aircraft

Hong Kong's Cathay Group (Cathay) has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A330-900 wide-body aircraft. The order follows a thorough evaluation by the airline under its mid-size wide-body fleet renewal programme.

The newly-ordered aircraft will enable Cathay to modernise its earlier-generation A330-300 fleet and expand its operations on high-capacity regional routes. The aircraft will also offer flexibility to serve longer-range destinations. As with all A330neo aircraft, the fleet will be powered by the latest-generation Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines.

Ronald Lam, Cathay Group Chief Executive Officer, said: