Editing Cathay Pacific (section)

===1960–1990: Expansion===
[[File:Convair 880-22M VR-HGG Cathay MIA 04.10.75 (2).jpg|thumb|right|A Cathay Pacific [[Convair 880]], operating from 1964 until 1974.]]

The airline thrived during the late 1950s and into the 1960s, culminating in its acquisition of Hong Kong Airways on July 1, 1959.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/85622430/Cathay-Pacific-Company-Research|title=Cathay Pacific Company Research {{!}} Airlines {{!}} Aviation|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727185102/https://www.scribd.com/document/85622430/Cathay-Pacific-Company-Research|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 1962 and 1967, the airline recorded double digit growth on average every year and became one of the world's first airlines to operate international services to [[Fukuoka]], [[Nagoya]] and [[Osaka]] in Japan.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} In 1964, it carried its one millionth passenger{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} and acquired its first jet engine aircraft, the [[Convair 880]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} In 1967, it became an all jet airline with the replacement of its last [[Lockheed L-188 Electra]] with a Convair 880.<ref>Cathay All-Jet ''[[Australian Transport]]'' April 1967 page 53</ref>

[[File:Cathay Pacific L-1011 at Osaka Airport.jpg|thumb|A [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] at [[Osaka International Airport]] in 1972–1994 livery with the British [[Union Flag]] and the logo of parent company [[Swire]].|alt=Lockheed L-1011 TriStar at Osaka International Airport]]
In the 1970s, Cathay Pacific installed a computerised reservation system and flight simulators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatmaestro.com/airlines-seating-maps/cathay-pacific-airways/history/|title=History of Cathay Pacific Airways|website=SeatMaestro|language=en|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128165738/https://www.seatmaestro.com/airlines-seating-maps/cathay-pacific-airways/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1971, Cathay Pacific Airways received the first Boeing aircraft [[Boeing 707|707-320B]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_axTDwAAQBAJ&q=Cathay+Pacific+Airways+received+the+first+Boeing+aircraft+707+1971&pg=PT8|title=I Have Control: A pilot's view of changing airliner technology|last=Spragg|first=Keith|date=31 March 2018|publisher=The Crowood Press|isbn=978-1-78500-398-1|language=en|access-date=2 October 2020|archive-date=8 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308151759/https://books.google.com/books?id=_axTDwAAQBAJ&q=Cathay+Pacific+Airways+received+the+first+Boeing+aircraft+707+1971&pg=PT8|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1972, it had five 707s.<ref>Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific Airways ''[[Freight & Container Transportation]]'' May 1972 page 5</ref> The new aircraft colour was known as Brunswick green.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chingchic.com/cathay-pacific-airways-newsletter---september-1971.html|title=Cathay Pacific Airways Newsletter – September 1971|website=Capt. Charles 'Chic' Eather (Ret.)|language=en|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130233037/http://www.chingchic.com/cathay-pacific-airways-newsletter---september-1971.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 1976, it began operating a Boeing 707 freighter from Hong Kong to Seoul, Bangkok and Singapore.<ref>Cathay puts on 707 freighter ''Freight & Container Transportation'' August 1976 page 4</ref>

In 1974, Cathay Pacific almost purchased the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] to open a new flight route. During the flight route application process with the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British government]], due to the pressure from the British government, Cathay Pacific changed the application to apply for a route from Hong Kong to [[Heathrow Airport|London]] using a [[Boeing 747]]. The application was ultimately rejected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/17/72252/index.htm|title=Boeing's Happy, Harrowing Times – Swamped with orders, the world's No. 1 planemaker has to unsnarl production, beat back rivals, and decide whether to bet billions on a completely new plane |date=July 17, 1989|work=Fortune Magazine|via=CNN|author-first1=Anthony|author-last1=Ramirez|author-first2=Alan|author-last2=Deutschman|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref> In 1979, the airline acquired its first Boeing 747 and applied for traffic rights to fly to London in 1980, with the first flight taking place on 16 July.

Expansion continued into the 1980s. In 1982, Cathay Pacific Airways introduced Cathay Pacific Cargo (now Cathay Cargo<ref name="Jeffrey 2023 p441" />), which provided cargo service to initiate the trend of Hong Kong becoming one of the largest re-export trading ports of the world. The airline's long-haul dedicated cargo services started a twice a week with Hong Kong-Frankfurt-London service operated jointly with [[Lufthansa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/en-us/aboutcathaypacificcargo.aspx|title=About Cathay Pacific Cargo – Cathay Pacific Cargo|website=Cathaypacificcargo.com|access-date=4 March 2019|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116081150/https://www.cathaypacificcargo.com/en-us/aboutcathaypacificcargo.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Cathay Pacific kept its service to [[Vancouver]] in 1983, with service on to San Francisco in 1986, when an industry-wide boom encouraged route growth to many European and North American centres including London, [[Brisbane]], Frankfurt, [[Amsterdam]], Rome, Paris, [[Zürich|Zurich]] and [[Manchester]].<ref name="Horizon">{{cite web|url=https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|title=History – New Horizons|publisher=Cathay Pacific|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301080006/https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/about-us/about-our-airline/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 May 1986, the airline went public and was listed in the Main Board of [[the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Market-Data/Statistics/Consolidated-Reports/HKEX-Fact-Book/HKEX-Fact-Book-2017/FB_2017.pdf?la=en|chapter=List of listed companies on Main Board|title=2017 HKEX Factbook|date=2018|access-date=9 November 2018|publisher=Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing|page=896|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109153227/https://www.hkex.com.hk/-/media/HKEX-Market/Market-Data/Statistics/Consolidated-Reports/HKEX-Fact-Book/HKEX-Fact-Book-2017/FB_2017.pdf?la=en|url-status=live}}</ref>