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| Founded | November 1986 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 4 February 1988 | ||||||
| AOC # | 6 | ||||||
| Hubs | Hong Kong International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Cargo Clan Elite (by Cathay Pacific Cargo) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Parent company | Cathay Pacific | ||||||
| Headquarters | Hong Kong | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港華民航空公司 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港华民航空公司 | ||||||||||||||
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Air Hong Kong (stylised as air Hongkong) is an all-cargo airline based in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, with its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline operates an express freight network to 13 destinations in nine countries, including China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. It has a fleet of Airbus A300-600F General Freighters, which the airline was the launch customer of this new variant. Its head office is located on the fourth floor of the South Tower of Cathay Pacific City.[1]
Air Hong Kong was founded in November 1986 by three local businessmen and commenced charter services with a Boeing 707-320C freighter on 4 February 1988. In June 1994, Hong Kong's largest carrier, Cathay Pacific acquired 75% holdings of the airline; and acquired the remaining 25% in February 2002. In October, Cathay Pacific entered into a joint venture with DHL Worldwide Express (DHL), that eventually saw DHL take a 40% stake in the cargo airline, while Cathay Pacific retained the other 60% holding.
In 2017, Cathay Pacific entered into an agreement with DHL International for Cathay Pacific to acquire from DHL International the 40% shareholding in Air Hong Kong that it did not already own. This agreement was completed at the end of 2018, with the result that Air Hong Kong is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific. Air Hong Kong continues to operate an agreed freighter network to destinations in Asia for DHL International.[2]
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. 65 Archived 26 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. "AIR HONG KONG [LD1 (AHK) 4F South Tower; Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong (SAR), China"
- ^ "Cathay takes full control of freighter Air Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.