And international airlines including Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Emirates Airlines all either stopped communicating, only released statements or declined interview requests through their public relations agency.

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Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines are understood to be close to ordering.

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First to test the system are passengers traveling from the London hub to Dubai and Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific and Emirates airlines.

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Both Qantas -- known as the "Flying Kangaroo" airline -- and BA are partners in the Oneworld Global Alliance, an umbrella which links 10 of the world's carriers, including American Airlines and Cathay Pacific.

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AA, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Qantas.

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The airport is the hub for Korean Air, which has a new fleet of Airbus A380s, true lie-flat business class seats and a provocative global advertising campaign all of which are giving Asian service standard bearers like Singapore Airlines or Cathay Pacific a run for their money.

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However, foreigners are being invited to invest in the airline, and Cathay Pacific and America's Northwest Airlines are among those interested.

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Only five days after Philippine Airlines stopped flying, Cathay Pacific began operating on some of its domestic routes.

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Two foreign carriers expressed an interest in PAL: Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong and Northwest Airlines of the U.S. When executives from both companies met with Estrada last year, they were accompanied by Manuel Zamora.

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China Airlines, Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair have all cancelled routes or reduced their frequency.

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In Asia, Cathay Pacific fell by 19% on the day after the attack and Singapore Airlines by 15%.

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The hope is that taking to the air with launch customers such as Singapore Airlines will lead to further orders from other carriers, such as Cathay Pacific and British Airways, which fly busy long-haul routes.

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The government-owned Vietnam Airlines operates a duopoly on the route with Hong Kong-based partner Cathay Pacific.

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China Eastern Airlines rose 1.7%, Air China gained 1.9%, and Cathay Pacific Airways added 3.5%.

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