Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
29
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cathay Pacific Airways Limited · California · Transportation & Warehousing

$35M in assets, 29 participants

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited's Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan reported $35M in total assets and 29 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,263 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Where Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan sits by assets

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $35M for 29 participants (~$1.2M/participant), down 24.6% in 2022.

#3,263
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
-24.6%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$35,093,461 Top 15% higher than 85% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan is a small filing (29 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941656968 · Cathay Pacific Airways Limited PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan · $35M · 29 · 85th

  • ASSETS $35M
  • ASSETS 29
  • ASSETS 85th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Retirement Plan of Maritrans Inc
  • ASSETS ind #3263

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$47M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN941656968
Plan Effective Date1986-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cathay Pacific Airways Limited)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cathay Pacific Airways Limited plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$87M 1.6718785329265264% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$83M$84M$85M$86M$87M$88M 202220232024 $86M $87.4M ▲ +1.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 292 $86M
2023 2 197 $84M
2024 2 216 $87M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035093461 · Participants: 29Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan of Maritrans Inc in FL ($35M); by covered participants it is Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, N.Y., Inc. Employees' Pension Trust in NY (29 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (29 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan declined sharply - down 24.6% during 2022, from $47M to $35M. Reported net income was -$11M.
How have Cathay Pacific Airways Limited plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cathay Pacific Airways Limited's sponsor-wide assets grew 1.7%, from $86M to $87M.
Where does Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan of Maritrans Inc in FL ($35M, 22 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, N.Y., Inc. Employees' Pension Trust in NY (29 participants, $13M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 941656968.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.