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PAL flight forced to return to Manila after smoke enters cabin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 06:38 PM

A Philippine Airlines (PAL) domestic flight was forced to return to Manila on Monday after smoke entered into the plane's cabin. Read more »

PAL posts P1.2 billion net income in Q1 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 05:04 PM

Philippines Airlines said Friday it posted a net comprehensive income of P1.2 billion ($22.6 million) in the first quarter of 2022 due to increasing travel volumes in key markets. Read more »

Flight attendant fired over bra selfie in plane toilet files appeal

Alice Yan, South China Morning Post
Updated as of May 13 11:05 AM

A former flight attendant of China Southern Airlines who was sacked for taking a selfie in her bra in a plane toilet and posting it online has appealed to a provincial high court for a review of her case. Read more »

Chinese plane catches fire at airport

Kyodo News
Posted at May 12 04:43 PM

All 122 people aboard the plane operated by Tibet Airlines, including 113 passengers, were evacuated and those injured were rushed to hospital for treatment, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Read more »

Tibet Airlines passenger jet catches fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 03:59 PM

A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire Thursday morning at China's Chongqing airport after going off the runway, state media reported. Read more »

PAL drops PPE, reverts to cabin crew uniforms

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 03:19 PM

PAL on Tuesday said its cabin crew would resume wearing their uniforms in place of personal protective equipment used for flights during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

PAL eyes 100 percent pre-pandemic capacity this year

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 05:02 PM

Philippine Airlines hopes to return to its pre-pandemic capacity within the year, its president and CEO Stanley Ng said Tuesday. Read more »

PAL eyes 4X per day flights to Singapore in Q4: CEO

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 11:48 AM

Philippine Airlines on Tuesday said it was looking at ramping up flights to Singapore to its pre-pandemic level of 4 flights a day as travel restrictions for both countries eased. Read more »

DOTr: Walang galaw sa fuel surcharge, pasahe sa ibang PUV

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 07:31 PM

Sa kabila ng mataas na presyo ng produktong petrolyo, walang plano ang gobyerno na i-adjust ang fuel surcharge sa pasahe sa eroplano pati ang pasahe sa iba pang pampublikong sasakyan. Read more »

PAL's seat sale extended until March 28

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Mar 23 09:36 AM

As many as 5 million seats will be on sale for a limited time, according to the flag carrier. Read more »

Duterte signs law allowing full foreign ownership in telco, airlines, railways

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 10:04 PM

Foreign companies are now allowed full ownership of telecommunications, railways and airlines in the Philippines. Read more »

Plane carrying 132 crashes in China

Matthew Walsh and Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 22 03:14 AM

(UPDATED) A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed in southern China on Monday, aviation authorities said, with state media reporting it led to a fire on a mountain and the number of casualties unknown. Read more »

Australia, Netherlands launch legal action against Russia over MH17

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 15 05:33 PM

Australia and the Netherlands have launched legal proceedings against Russia at the UN aviation agency for its suspected role in the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014. Read more »

LIST: Flights diverted, on-hold after CebGo incident

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 01:45 PM

PAL on Tuesday said some of its flights to and from Manila were placed on hold while some were diverted after a CebGo plane had an incident in NAIA. Read more »

Airlines scramble as Ukraine invasion redraws route map

Jamie Freed, Tim Hepher and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 05:52 AM

Airlines scrambled to adapt to conflict in Europe on Thursday as Ukraine closed its airspace and fuel prices soared. Read more »

Siargao Island reopens to tourists: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 12:08 AM

Siargao Island is reopening to tourists, a local official said Monday, around two months since it was devastated by Typhoon Odette. Read more »

Man arrested after woman says she was raped on flight to London

South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 11 07:34 AM

A man was arrested after he was accused of raping a woman on a United Airlines flight. Read more »

Ilocos Norte Gov says Badoc Island up for sale

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 05:09 PM

The Ilocos Norte government seeks to sell the private island to a "high-end" luxury resort developer. Read more »

Ethiopian Airlines to resume 737 MAX flights after 2019 crash

Robbie Corey-Boulet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 02:02 PM

Ethiopian Airlines is set Tuesday to operate the Boeing 737 MAX for the first time since a crash nearly three years ago killed all 157 people on board and triggered the global grounding of the aircraft. Read more »

PAL says Stanley Ng replaces Gilbert Santa Maria as president, COO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 03:45 PM

PAL said its senior vice president for Airline Operations Captain Stanley Ng was appointed as new president and COO in an acting officer-in-charge (OIC) capacity. Read more »