Differences between the Boeing 777-9X and the 777-300ER
The Boeing 777 is a revolutionary plane. It not only revolutionized aviation efficiency but also…
The first turboprop of PAL, the Vickers Viscount 784
A turboprop airplane is distinct from one with a piston engine powering the propeller. The…
Remembering the most popular trijet commercial planes
Three-engine widebody aircraft, also known as trijet commercial planes, are no longer seen, but they…
The different lights you see in an airplane and their purposes
It’s natural to ask why aircraft need so many lights. Each light has a specific…
The Airbus A320 is the first fly-by-wire commercial plane
Right now, the Airbus A320 is the best-selling and most popular single-aisle plane in the…
The Airbus A320 and the A340 do share the same engines
The Airbus A320-200 and the A340-300 are two different planes. The former is a narrowbody…
The F-86D Saber Dog of the Philippine Air Force
The North American F-86D Saber Dog is an all-weather interceptor derived from the F-86 Sabre….
The BAe 146 and Avro RJ100 in the Philippines
The BAe 146 and its variant, the Avro RJ100, were valuable jet aircraft for short…
Hidden features in an airplane that you never knew existed
The aircraft is one machine equipped with a lot of safety features. Sometimes, even the…
Identifying Between an Airbus A320 and a Boeing 737 from Outside
The most common commercial aircraft today are the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737. They…
The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar was Advance but Why Did it Fail?
When it was first released, the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar was the most advanced widebody aircraft….
Classic Jetliners: The Boeing 747SP (Special Performance)
The 747SP, or Special Performance, is the most unusual Boeing 747 to fly. This aircraft…
What are Flap Track Fairings?
You’re probably wondering about those pointed pods at the back of the wings. Some might…
The Douglas DC-3 served PAL for 32 years
Before, during, and after the war, it was regarded as the world’s most important airline…
Airlines that still operate the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
This has to be the most sleek and beautiful commercial passenger aircraft flying today. The…
The last two passenger A340-500 jets that are still in service
The Airbus A340-500 quad-jet long held the record for the world’s longest range commercial aircraft…
Classic Turboprops: The Tupolev Tu-114
A record-breaking aircraft took to the skies in 1955. The Tupolev Tu-114 is a turboprop…
How does a winglet on the wingtip work?
Looking out the plane window, you might be beginning to wonder what those fins on…
Which airlines still operate the Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a narrow-body, long-range aircraft designed to bridge the gap between the…
Why did PAL operate the Boeing 727 in the 1980s
The Boeing 727 was one of the least popular planes in Philippine Airlines’ previous fleet….
Recognizing the various variants of the Airbus A320 family
To the untrained eye, an Airbus A320 is simply an A320. However, there are several…
The evolution of the narrow-body jetliner fleet of PAL
Philippine Airlines has a long history with narrow-body jet aircraft in its fleet. In fact,…
Twenty two years of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in the PAL fleet
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 has to be one of the most interesting aircraft in Philippine…
Where are Cebu Pacific’s Airbus A319s?
Cebu Pacific began operating used and old Douglas DC-9s and Boeing 757s before becoming a…
PAL aircraft that have flown from Manila to Baguio
As we now know, Philippine Airlines will begin flights between Cebu and Baguio on December…
Remembering PAL’s Hawker Siddeley HS 748 in the 1980s
For me, the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is, without a doubt, the most memorable aircraft…
When PAL was offered the supersonic Concorde
Consider what would happen if Philippine Airlines operated the Concorde. Consider flying between Manila and…
Philippine Airlines and the Airbus A340
Philippine Airlines no longer flies quad-jets or four-engine planes. It is, however, interesting to look…
A look at the past fleet of Cebu Pacific
Many people recognize Cebu Pacific as the operator of brand new and modern Airbus aircraft….
PAL aircraft that have flown across the Pacific Ocean
Philippine Airlines made history when it became the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific…