travsuz

Dragonair is being rebranded Cathay Dragon in an effort to better bring the two airlines together as one network.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HLy1MW1QlAo

Cathay Pacific rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon - CNN.com

T7_4ever

Too bad. They should have put a wicked looking dragon logo on their tail! That would've been cool.

travsuz

I think this is cool!

T7_4ever

Now that's what I am talking about! Awesome livery!! Thanks for posting a much better design. Cheers! T7

travsuz

Oooh I don't think this will happen.... It's a fantasy design.

A350FAN

The designers of the modern rebranding of the airlines seem to be working on the principle of least creativity , most money for it , and give a great presentation when it goes to launch - and a early finish on Friday (Having worked out the concept of the design between 9 and 10 AM-and finalised it and approved it between 10.30 and 12.30)

I do think however, the models of NC Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will be finding premium display space, side by side, in my cabinet.

I like the new liveries on these SWIRE Group aircraft.

T7_4ever

Yep. Well aware of that; just wanted to see visually what could have been. Cheers! T7

CathayPacific

I have to say, I'm really disappointed with the direction the airline is headed. Currently mired in financial hardships with a rocky looking future unless they make some big changes. These two livery updates also look horrible and do not enhance the companies supposed premium identity. 10 abreast in Y is also coming to the 77W fleet whether people like it or not. The frequent flyer community is also very unhappy with the Marco Polo overhaul which has striped even higher tier members of perks and rewards. It's clear they are no longer a 5 star carrier and need to make significant changes in order to return to that company.

bluetrep

not as good as old dragon livery. fail

hilman

am i the only one who felt they were more like tk/thy?

T7_4ever

That will be utterly dreadful for CX to put 10 abreast in their T7s!
Agree with your post on all points.

Agree with you on that.

okapi

An excellent improvement...!

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T7_4ever

lol lol lol

Patman252

Are they still headed that direction? Even with fuel prices dipping so low? That would suck. They'd become like AirFrance

T7_4ever

Greetings, have a look at this. Personally, I prefer the wider seat for comfort.

The big squeeze: Cathay Pacific considers cramming more seats into economy class long-haul flights | South China Morning Post

Patman252

Thanks for sharing this... I tried searching for articles about this and couldn't find any.
Yeah, wider seats are great and its sad any time you see a great airline moving toward higher density seating... just like every other airline. Too bad they're not increasing legroom to make up for the narrower seats. I think I'd rather have an extra inch of legroom than an inch of seat width. I could be wrong though. I'm flying CX out of Newark in May, so I'll find out if I could deal with a narrower seat or not. Haha

Mumrik

B-HYQ have now painted and rolled out in the new colours.

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