The Cathay Group (Cathay) has announced its 2026 Interim Results. The Cathay Group, including airlines, subsidiaries and associates, reported an attributable profit of HK$6.2 billion in the first half of 2026, which compares withHK$3.7 billion in the first half of 2025.

 Cathay Group Chair Guy Bradley said: “The Cathay Group achieved a strong financial performance in the first half of 2026. Our result was positively impacted by ongoing underlying demand for Cathay Pacific and Cathay Cargo, improved performance from HK Express, and stronger contributions from associates. As a Group, we carried more passengers and cargo, and operated more flights compared with the first half of 2025.

“Having got off to a strong start in the first quarter, we faced a more challenging second quarter due to the situation in the Middle East and the resulting significant increase in jet fuel prices. This resulted in our jet fuel costs almost doubling from the first quarter to the second quarter. That we were able to achieve our first-half performance despite these circumstances is testament to the resilience we have built into our business in recent years.”

“Looking ahead in the next 10 years, we target to have 150 new aircraft join our fleet, and a network serving 150 destinations, if the market conditions are favourable. These aircraft would provide more capacity to support our growth plans and help build connectivity at our home hub.”

Cathay Cargo continues to strengthen its freighter fleet to support its growth plans. This has included increasing its Airbus A350F freighter order to eight aircraft, and signing a lease agreement for an A330P2F converted freighter for Air Hong Kong that will primarily operate freighter services for Cathay Cargo. The airline offered over 90 return freighter flights a week to more than 40 destinations across their global network, in addition to utilising belly space on the Cathay Group’s passenger flights to over 100 destinations worldwide from our Hong Kong hub.