Cathay Pacific, inqwelomoya edumileyo ye Hong Kong, kutsha nje ifake iodolo yeenqwelomoya ezintandathu ezithuthayo ezenziwe yi-Airbus, nto leyo ephawula ukusilela kwiBoeing.
I-Cathay Pacific, emva kokulibaziseka ekutshintsheni iinqwelo zayo ze-Boeing 747 ezigugile, ziqinisekisile ukuthengwa kweejethi ze-Airbus A350F ezintandathu malunga ne-2.7 yeebhiliyoni zeedola, njengoko kuchaziwe kwifayile ye-Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Ukongeza kwiijethi zokuqala ezintandathu ze-Airbus A350F, iCathay Pacific ifumene ithuba lokuthenga inqwelomoya eyongezelelweyo engama-20 yeAirbus.
Isigqibo seCathay Pacific phakathi kweAirbus A350F kunye neBoeing's 777 yothutho yayibekwe iliso elibukhali kwindawo yokhuphiswano phakathi kwabenzi beenqwelomoya abahamba phambili behlabathi. Ngokuqwalasela ukusetyenziswa kwenkampani yeenqwelomoya zombini iijethi zabakhweli zabavelisi, olu khetho lubambe ukubaluleka okukhulu kukhuphiswano lweshishini.
Ukulandela isibhengezo seCathay Pacific sokuodola iinqwelomoya zeAirbus, isitokhwe se-Airbus sinyuke nge-1.5% kurhwebo lwaseYurophu lokuqala, ngelixa i-Boeing ifumene ukuhla nge-0.5% kurhwebo lwangaphambili.