Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
25
Participants Small participant base
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.6M
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

$39M in assets, 25 participants

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited's Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan reported $39M in total assets and 25 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #2,734 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 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, $39M for 25 participants (~$1.6M/participant), up 10.7% in 2023.

#2,734
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+10.7%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$38,837,891 Top 17% higher than 83% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (25 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan reported participants fell from 29 in the plan year 2022 filing to 25 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $35M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941656968 · Cathay Pacific Airways Limited PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan · $39M · 25 · 83rd

  • SCH $39M
  • EBSA 25
  • PART 83rd
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Dechert LLP Partners Defined Benefit Plan I
  • BOOK ind #2734

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 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income$4M
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): 0.038837891 · Participants: 25Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
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 Dechert LLP Partners Defined Benefit Plan I in PA ($39M); by covered participants it is Parker Mccay P.a. Employees' Retirement Plan in NJ (25 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (25 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.7% during 2023, from $35M to $39M. Reported net income was $4M.
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 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Dechert LLP Partners Defined Benefit Plan I in PA ($39M, 251 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 Parker Mccay P.a. Employees' Retirement Plan in NJ (25 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.