World airlines commit to 'net zero' CO2 emissions by 2050 Tangi Quemener, Agence France-PressePosted at Oct 05 08:43 AM The world's airlines pledged to reach "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050 on Monday even as a trade group forecast profit losses from the pandemic extending into next year. Read more »
PAL secures US court nod to access $505 million financing ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 01 05:11 PM Philippine Airlines has received a US court approval to access $505 million in debtor-in-possession financing, it said said Friday. Read more »
United to dismiss 593 workers who refused vaccines Agence France-Presse Posted at Sep 29 08:47 AM United Airlines will dismiss nearly 600 employees who refused to comply with a requirement to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Read more »
New action on unruly passengers in US urged David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu, ReutersUpdated as of Sep 24 05:08 AM Delta said since the COVID-19 pandemic it has put more than 1,600 people on its 'no fly' list. United Airlines has banned more than 1,000 people. Read more »
'Unruly US airline passenger incidents still too high' David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu, ReutersPosted at Sep 23 09:55 PM Some fliers have balked at a federal face-mask mandate imposed amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
PAL files petition for Chapter 11 recognition in Pasay ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 22 12:15 PM Philippine Airlines said Wednesday it filed a petition in a Pasay City Court for the recognition of its Chapter 11 filing in the US. Read more »
PAL bats for more international arrivals ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Sep 21 06:26 PM PAL urged the government to relax the mandatory quarantine rules for fully vaccinated travelers and to remove the cap for international arrivals. Read more »
PH urged: Shorten isolation for vaxed from N. America ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 19 03:22 PM A palace adviser urged the government on Sunday to shorten the quarantine period for fully vaccinated travelers from North America in time for Christmas. Read more »
US bankruptcy court allows PAL $20 million loan ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 13 04:16 PM PAL was granted by a US Bankruptcy Court access to a $20 million loan facility amid its Chapter 11 filing, its operator PAL Holdings said Monday. Read more »
Australian watchdog blocks Qantas-Japan Airlines deal Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Sep 13 11:14 AM Australia's competition regulator on Monday definitively blocked a pricing, code-sharing and scheduling deal between Qantas and Japan Airlines, saying the arrangement would hurt consumers. Read more »
How business travel may never be the same again Emma Thomasson and Silvia Aloisi, ReutersPosted at Sep 09 04:20 PM Lufthansa is putting on more flights for business travelers in September, but it only expects a return to 90 percent of pre-pandemic trips in the long term. Read more »
PAL says 'business as usual' after Chapter 11 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 06 02:37 PM PAL, Asia’s oldest airline, said it is business as usual for the company's employees, customers, suppliers, commercial partners, and local communities. Read more »
Kabul airport reopens to receive aid, domestic flights restart ReutersPosted at Sep 05 08:35 AM Ariana Afghan Airlines resumed some flights in Afghanistan between Kabul and three major provincial cities on Saturday, the carrier said, after a technical team from Qatar reopened the capital's airport for aid and domestic services. Read more »
PAL announces restructuring amid pandemic impact Job Manahan, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 04 12:27 PM The Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Saturday announced its financial restructuring plan under the US bankruptcy code's Chapter 11. Read more »
Mga OFW, apektado ng pagbabawal ng PAL flights sa Hong Kong ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Aug 31 10:58 AM Ipinagbawal ng Hong Kong ang paglipad sa kanila ng passenger flights ng Philippine Airlines sa loob nang 2 linggo. Read more »
PAL to continue Hong Kong flights but only with cargo ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Aug 31 10:55 AM PAL flights to Hong Kong will continue to operate as scheduled but will only be carrying cargo and not passengers in compliance with Hong Kong’s ban. Read more »
Hong Kong bans PAL flights for 2 weeks Rachel Yeo, South China Morning PostPosted at Aug 30 11:30 AM Ban is likely to upend travel plans of some Filipino helpers just as a new scheme opens permitting them to come to city after months of waiting. Read more »
US orders American airlines to aid Afghan evacuation Frankie Taggart, Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 23 07:09 AM The United States on Monday enlisted several major airlines in its frantic evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans and other foreigners from Kabul following its fall to Taliban extremists. Read more »
Airlines reroute flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace ReutersUpdated as of Aug 16 01:26 PM Major airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace after insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens. Read more »
LIST: Canceled flights due to Japan volcanic eruption ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 16 07:45 AM Several flights were canceled Monday following the eruption of Fukutoku-Okanoba volcano in Japan, airport authorities said. Read more »