During every flight, we always hear the cabin crew say, “In preparation for take-off, please make sure that your seatbelts are fastened, window shades up,
Category: Airplanes and Aviation
Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets in the Philippine Airlines fleet
On August 30, 2014, Philippine Airlines had its last Boeing 747 flight from Manila to San Francisco. After 35 years of service with Philippine Airlines,
There is a kind of turbulence undetected by aircraft radar
There is this kind of turbulence undetected by aircraft radar, no matter how new the aircraft is. This kind of turbulence is called Clear Air
Just how many aircraft are currently in the Cebu Pacific fleet
Cebu Pacific has been a very fast-growing airline in the Philippines. Today, they continue to grow their capacity beyond pre-pandemic levels by taking delivery of
Philippine Airlines’ very first Airbus, the A300B4
Today, Airbus is a common sight in the Philippines. Before, it was a minority, and that’s because it was the only Airbus during the early
Why PAL planes use “Philippines” instead of “Philippine Airlines”
Many are used to airlines having their name as part of the aircraft’s livery, like Korean Air, Malaysian Airlines, Thai, United, Qantas, British Airways, and
PAL’s Manila – New York is 6th longest route in the world
Philippine Airlines’ flights between Manila to New York have ranked 6th as the world’s longest routes flown by commercial airlines. According to a report from
What has happened to the former PAL Boeing 737 jets?
Before switching to Airbus, Philippine Airlines operated a majority Boeing fleet, including the 737, Boeing’s best-selling aircraft. PAL operated two variants of this aircraft, the
A look at how AirAsia got its way into Manila Airport
AirAsia’s entry to the Philippines was quick, but its entry to use Manila as its hub took a few years. When slots at the congested
A lookback at the quadjet era of Philippine Airlines
July 10, 2019, was the final curtain call of an era in Philippine Airlines, the generation of the quadjet engine aircraft in the airline’s fleet.