IntroductionIn recent years, many companies have noticed the importance of environmental responsibility in addition to profit. Quazi et al. (2001) list some points that companies would tend to adopt an environmental management system, such as concern for board management, reducing costs, achieving international environmental standards, meeting customer expectations. customers, etc. Therefore, they would invest part of the resources to manage and improve environmental performance with different methods. In the aviation industry, airplanes constitute a significant source of greenhouse gas production. Some findings indicate that the aviation industry recently produces about 2% of global emissions. In a rapidly growing society, people tend to be wealthier and have more opportunities to travel, so greenhouse gas emissions from aviation would increase rapidly. The IPCC also predicts that by 2050, global emissions could reach 3%. In some countries, the government would help reduce aviation gas emissions. For example, the British government provides approximately five million pounds sterling to implement technical strategies to reduce aviation's environmental externalities (Chen, 2010). In this essay, I will ask Cathay Pacific Airways Limited to analyze and evaluate its implementation of environmental management system. Background of Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific was founded in 1946 and recognized as one of the best airlines in the world. She has received numerous awards from Skytrax Airline Award, whose company is registered and based in Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific is an international airline serving over 110 destinations worldwide in...... middle of paper ......able Aviation -A Case Study of Cathay Pacific Airline (Master's Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). Massoud, MA, Fayad, R., El-Fadel, M. and Kamleh, R. (2010). Factors, obstacles and incentives for the implementation of environmental management systems in the food industry: a case from Lebanon. Journal of CleanerProduction, 18(3), 200-209. Mensah, I. (2006). Environmental management practices in hotels in the greater Accra region. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 25(3), 414-431.Clean Air Project (2009). Certification Program for the Final Report on Clean Air Charter for Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (CX). Retrieved from www.cleanair.hk/eng/certification/report/rep_cx.pdf‎Quazi, HA, Khoo, YK, Tan, CM and Wong, PS (2001). Motivation for ISO 14000 certification: development of a predictive model. Omega, 29(6), 525-542.