Sept 14 (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd:

* AUGUST CATHAY PACIFIC AND CATHAY DRAGON CARRIED A TOTAL OF 35,773 PASSENGERS, A DECREASE OF 98.8% COMPARED TO AUGUST 2019

* REGIONAL GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS AND ONGOING CHINA-US TRADE DISPUTE COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT ON AIRFREIGHT DEMAND

* RESTRUCTURING WILL BE "INEVITABLE" TO PROTECT COMPANY

* "WE ARE BURNING CASH AT A RATE OF HK$1.5 BILLION TO HK$2 BILLION PER MONTH"

* ON PASSENGER DEMAND FRONT, STILL HAVEN'T SEEN SIGNS OF IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT;

* IN AUGUST CATHAY PACIFIC AND CATHAY DRAGON CARRIED 102,122 TONNES OF CARGO AND MAIL

* WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT CASH BURN UNTIL MARKET RECOVERS

* REVISED OPERATING PASSENGER FLIGHT CAPACITY DOWN TO ABOUT 10% IN SEPTEMBER AND SIMILAR LEVELS IN OCTOBER

* LOOKING AHEAD, CO CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC OF "REASONABLY PROMISING" CARGO PEAK SEASON

* COMBINED AUG PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR 19.9%, DOWN 60 PERCENT POINTS

* AUGUST CATHAY PACIFIC AND CATHAY DRAGON CARGO AND MAIL LOAD FACTOR INCREASED BY 14.2 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO 75%

* CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD 122 TONNES OF CARGO AND MAIL LAST MONTH, A DECREASE OF 36.7% Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: