Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) has ended B747 passenger operations following the arrival of the type's last scheduled flight, flight CX543 from Tokyo Haneda, on Saturday, October 1.
B-HUJ (msn 27595), which operated the service, was one of three remaining B747-400s still in service with the Hong Kong-based carrier at the time of its retirement.
Cathay Pacific continues to operate seven B747-400(F)s - one B747-400(BCF) and six B747-400(ERF)s - and fourteen B747-8(F)s although the former are due to be phased out by year-end.
According to the ch-aviation aircraft database, Cathay Pacific's relationship with the B747 dates back thirty-seven years and has encompassed seven B747-200s, six B747-200(F)s, six B747-300s, twenty-three B747-400s, twenty-two B747-400(F)s, and fourteen B747-8(F)s.
