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,
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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
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 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.
A short history of Airbus in the Philippines
The Philippines in the aviation world is known as “Airbus country,” with most commercial airlines operating Airbus aircraft. Only a few use Boeing jets, like
When Boeing ruled the skies of the Philippines
Way before the Philippines became an Airbus country, Boeing airplanes ruled Philippine skies. The most common among them was the Boeing 737, operated by Philippine
Some of the airlines that used to exist in the Philippines
Air Manila, Grand Air, and Filipinas Orient Airways are some airlines that used to exist in the Philippines. When we think of past airlines, we
Airbus cancels 19 Qatar Airways A350 orders amid court standoff
It seems like things are heating some more between Qatar Airways and Airbus. According to a report from Reuters, Airbus revoked Qatar Airways’ outstanding order
The very first transpacific flight of Philippine Airlines
Seventy-six years ago today, Philippine Airlines, otherwise known as Philippine Air Lines during that time, flew its very first transpacific flight. This historical flight on
Cebu Pacific was bound to settle for Boeing 717s in 2004
Cebu Pacific’s first aircraft is the McDonnell Douglas DC-9s. In the year 2000, these jets needed a replacement. The closest aircraft to a DC-9 would