Cathay Pacific has issued a request for proposals for the financing of eight Airbus A350s to be delivered next year, FlightGlobal understands.
The Hong Kong carrier is open to all forms of financing, says a source who has seen the RFP.
Flight Fleets Analyzer indicates that Cathay has 20 A350-1000s and nine A350-900s on order. It already has 19 A350-900s in service.
Cathay did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
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