HONG KONG: Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it has ordered 11 more Airbus jets in a deal worth US$5.1 billion.
The 11 A330-900 jets "will support the growth of Cathay Pacific's regional network and provide it with more passenger and cargo capacity", the company said in a press release.
Its filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange put the deal at US$5.1 billion.
Cathay announced in the same statement it was also ordering three more Airbus A321neo narrowbody aircraft for its budget airline, HK Express.
