{
  "id": 10373221,
  "title": "Cathay Pacific’s journey from single post-war plane to aviation powerhouse – SCMP archive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/cathay-pacifics-journey-from-single-post-war-plane-to-aviation-10373221",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T05:15:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3368673/cathay-pacifics-journey-single-post-war-plane-aviation-powerhouse-scmp-archive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Eighty years ago, former World War II pilots Roy Farrell and Sydney de Kantzow registered Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong. Operations began with a single, converted Douglas DC-3 nicknamed “Betsy” which initially flew much-needed goods between Australia and post-war Shanghai. Today, the airline operates a fleet of 180 aircraft and, together with its budget arm HK Express, transported 37…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Cathay Pacific’s journey from single post-war plane to aviation powerhouse – SCMP archive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/cathay-pacifics-journey-from-single-post-war-plane-to-aviation",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:15:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}