To the untrained eye, an Airbus A320 is simply an A320. However, there are several variants of this best-selling narrow-body jet. The avgeek will be
Category: Aircraft
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, its first narrowbody or single aisle aircraft, the Douglas DC-8,
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 Airlines’ historic fleet. In fact, PAL flew the DC-10 for
Where are Cebu Pacific’s Airbus A319s?
Cebu Pacific began operating used and old Douglas DC-9s and Boeing 757s before becoming a major Airbus operator in 2005. There were two Airbus A320s
PAL aircraft that have flown from Manila to Baguio
As we now know, Philippine Airlines will begin flights between Cebu and Baguio on December 16. After a 24-year absence, this will be PAL’s first
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 in Philippine Airlines’ fleet. Back in 1986, it was the
When PAL was offered the supersonic Concorde
Consider what would happen if Philippine Airlines operated the Concorde. Consider flying between Manila and Sydney at Mach 2.5 and cruising at an altitude of
Philippine Airlines and the Airbus A340
Philippine Airlines no longer flies quad-jets or four-engine planes. It is, however, interesting to look back at some of Philippine Airlines’ previous aircraft, one of
A look at the past fleet of Cebu Pacific
Many people recognize Cebu Pacific as the operator of brand new and modern Airbus aircraft. Since 2005, they have only purchased brand new aircraft. Cebu
PAL aircraft that have flown across the Pacific Ocean
Philippine Airlines made history when it became the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean in 1946. The PAL plane took off from Neilson