Legacy
JAMco was merged with Swire/Cathay Pacific maintenance interests, to from HAECO, on 1 November 1950. After the merger of JAMCo to form HAECO Jardine did receive a parcel of HAECO shares but this gradually waned. HKA itself merged with Cathay Pacific on 1 July 1959. Jardine Airways remained the exclusive General Sales Agent in Hong Kong for British Airways until the year 2000. Another Jardine affiliate Eupo Air (欧亞) chartered seats for distribution primarily amongst the Chinese community on British Airways flights on the Hong Kong to London route from 1983 to 2002, a similar partnership to that of HKA and Northwest Airlines in the 1950s. Today (2006) Jardines aviation interests in Hong Kong are principally ground handling under the banner of Jardine Aviation Services, however, a small Eupo Air/Jardine Travel office does act as GSA for British Airways Holidays and is a large wholesaler of BA Special fares. The Swire Group (太古) is still (2007) the principal shareholder in Cathay Pacific. Dragonair is now owned by Cathay Pacific flying some of the routes originally pioneered by HKA. On this basis it can be concluded that the battle for Hong Kong aviation was roundly won by the Swire Group.
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