Dubai will become Cathay Pacific’s regional hub for all passenger and cargo operations across the Middle East. The airline has appointed Jonathan Ng as the country manager – Middle East, while Nikhil Kilpady will become regional sales and marketing manager – Middle East, having recently served the airline as sales and marketing manager for UAE and Oman. Hasan Qannati has been appointed as trade, corporate sales and marketing manager – Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and offline Middle East, and is based in Bahrain, while Edwin Gudino, appointed as cargo manager – Middle East in 2016, will continue to take care of the cargo operations and commercial strategy from the Dubai regional head office.