Aviation
Flag carrier helping PH regain Category 1 status
MANILA, Philippines - Settlement by Philippine Airlines (PAL) of its debt of P5.2 billion in navigation and landing fees with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) would pave the way for the country to regain its Category 1 status that had been taken away by international regulators.
Airlines' baggage offloading explained
Karaniwan nang ginagawa ng mga airline company ang baggage offloading o ang pagbabawas ng bagahe sa eroplano. Iyon nga lang, madalas na nagiging sanhi rin ito ng kalituhan at kaguluhan. Ano ang dapat gawin kung malagay sa ganitong sitwasyon? Magba-Bandila si Apples Jalandoni. Bandila, Mayo 7, 2012, Lunes
Iñigo Zobel to be Air Philippines president
MANILA, Philippines - Iñigo Zobel will be the new president of Air Philippines, the budget sister carrier of Philippine Airlines, pitting him against Cebu Pacific's Lance Gokongwei.
DOTC drags foot on P13B upgrade of airport facilities
MANILA, Philippines - The multibillion-peso project that seeks to promote air safety by upgrading all the technical equipment and maintaining existing facilities in airports nationwide continues to hang fire with the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) unwilling so far to provide counterpart funding for it.
Airlines told to reduce flights to avoid delays
MANILA, Philippines - Aviation authorities have ordered airline companies to reduce the number of their flights to solve problems due to airport congestion, such as delayed and canceled flights.
PAL starts Bali flights on April 28
MANILA, Philippines - Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch flights to Bali this April, allowing Filipino travelers to fly direct from Manila to the Indonesian prime holiday destination.
AirAsia launches local flights; wants to grow PH market
CLARK, Pampanga - AirAsia's Philippine unit is challenging the dominance of low-cost carriers in the country, as it launched its first flights from Clark to Davao City and Kalibo, Aklan on Wednesday.
Air France-KLM stops Manila-Europe flight
MANILA, Philippines The general manager for South China of Air FranceKLM (AFKLM), Cees Urcem, on Monday said he was very happy with the announcement that the Common Carriers Tax (CCT) bill has been approved on second reading in Congress.