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PAL diverts Manila-bound flight to Cebu after 'technical problem'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 02:48 PM

The PAL aircraft, an Airbus A321, made a premature landing in Mactan Cebu International Airport instead of Ninoy Aquino International Airport after a "technical problem" was reported past 11 a.m. Read more »

2 families killed in Canada plane crash - ambassador

Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 05:25 AM

TORONTO—Two families from Uzbekistan died when a single-engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area on the outskirts of Kingston, Ontario, killing all 7 people aboard, the Uzbekistan ambassador said in a tweet on Friday.   Read more »

Filipinos' travel lust demands hundreds of new planes: Airbus

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 07:05 AM

The Philippines needs 200 new jets to expand domestic and international travel and the need can triple to as many as 600 in the next 20 years, said Aymeric Dupront, Airbus marketing head for Southeast Asia. Read more »

LOOK: Photos show parts of PAL plane engine in flames during take-off

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:56 PM

Around 340 passengers and crew were on the flight, that returned to LAX shortly and landed safely.  Read more »

NASA unveils its 1st electric airplane - a work in progress

Jane Ross, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 05:15 PM

NASA also showed off a newly built simulator that allows engineers, and pilots, to get the feel of what it will be like to maneuver the finished version of the X-57 in flight, even as the plane remains under development. Read more »

Lorenzana: No cause for concern over China's flares vs PH aircraft

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 01:09 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday he does not see a cause for concern on the reported firing of flares by China against Philippine military aircraft patrolling the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Satellite images reveal China's aircraft carrier 'factory,' analysts say

Greg Torode and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 03:18 PM

HONG KONG/BEIJING - High-resolution satellite images show that the construction of China's first full-sized aircraft carrier is progressing steadily alongside expansive infrastructure work that analysts say suggests the ship will be the first of several large vessels produced at the site. Read more »

'Not a presidential plane': Lorenzana defends purchase of P2-billion jet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 06:29 PM

"This aircraft was not intended to be a Presidential plane but as a Command and Control plane of the AFP and the DND," said defense chief Delfin Lorenzana.    Read more »

PH buys 2 new aircraft worth P2-B for Duterte, gov't officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 10:38 PM

New US-built aircraft worth billions of pesos are purchased for President Rodrigo Duterte despite his earlier vow not to buy any American-made equipment. Read more »

Eroplano ng Australian air force, nag-emergency landing sa Tacloban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 05:27 PM

Patungo sana sa Adelaide ang Boeing C17 aircraft na nagmula sa Japan nang mapansing umuusok ang cockpit nito, dahilan para mag-emergency landing. Read more »

At least 7 dead as World War II plane crashes in US: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 12:03 PM

At least seven people were killed when a World War II bomber carrying 13 passengers and crew crashed at an airport in the northeastern US state of Connecticut Wednesday, local media reported. Read more »

Cockpit voice recorder of plane in Calamba crash to be sent to Australia for analysis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 06:29 PM

Authorities have recovered a vital item for investigating the cause of the plane crash in Calamba, Laguna that killed 9 passengers last September 1. Read more »

Boeing suspends test on long-haul 777X aircraft

Luc Olinga, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 07:27 AM

NEW YORK - Boeing has suspended a test on its new long-haul 777X aircraft, the company said Friday, a setback that comes as it battles to rebound from the crisis surrounding the 737 MAX. Read more »

Eroplano sa Calamba crash 'sumabog muna bago bumagsak'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 09:48 PM

Ayon sa inisyal na imbestigasyon, sumabog muna ang medical evacuation aircraft bago bumagsak sa Laguna.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 2, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 11:56 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

9 dead in Calamba air crash

AFP
Posted at Sep 02 09:32 AM

Firefighters sift through the site to search for the bodies of passengers where an air-ambulance plane crashed at a resort area in Calamba, Laguna. Read more »

American warship sails in PH waters as US-China tensions escalate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 08:25 AM

MANILA - One of the largest American aircraft carriers entered Philippine waters on Tuesday, after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper accused China of destabilizing the Indo-Pacific.  Read more »

Pakistani military plane crashes near garrison city, kills 17

Saad Sayeed, Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 03:01 PM

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - A Pakistani military aircraft on a training flight crashed in a built-up area in the garrison city of Rawalpindi early on Tuesday killing all five crew members and 12 civilians and setting off a blaze that left a pile of smoking rubble. Read more »

PH aviation authorities update list of prohibited items on airports, aircraft

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 04:09 AM

Aviation authorities further tightened security on airports and aircraft as they released an updated list of prohibited items in flights. Read more »

Cebu Pacific orders 31 Airbus jets in $6.8-billion deal as it retools fleet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 09:29 AM

The agreement, made during the 2019 Paris Air Show, includes 16 A330neo and 15 A320neo, which are scheduled for delivery between 2021 and 2026, the country's largest carrier said in a disclosure to the stock exchange. Read more »