Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, along with its various subsidiary companies, operates as a significant international aviation enterprise, transporting both passengers and air freight. Its primary flight activities are centered on routes to and from Hong Kong. Beyond simply flying, the corporation maintains a diverse business portfolio, which includes property investments, managing travel reward schemes, operating travel tours, offering financial services, facilitating aircraft leasing and acquisitions, providing airline catering, handling information processing, conducting aircraft ramp and ground operations, furnishing laundry and dry cleaning services, performing aircraft engineering, managing cargo logistics, offering airport ground engineering support and equipment maintenance, and overseeing inventory technical management. Additionally, the company manages a computer network dedicated to sharing air cargo information and provides repair and maintenance services for other transportation businesses. Its global footprint extends across the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Southwest Pacific, North Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. As of December 31, 2021, Cathay Pacific operated a fleet of 234 aircraft, directly linking Hong Kong to 119 destinations across 35 countries globally, including 26 cities within China. Established in 1946, the company's headquarters are located on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.