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Customs seizes 80-seater plane over alleged unpaid taxes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 05:13 PM

The Bureau of Customs on Monday seized an 80-seater aircraft of Magnum Air Inc., operator of Skyjet Airlines, which it said is being used for commercial flights without payment of duties and taxes. Read more »

PAL taps Pope Francis caterer in quest for 5 star rating

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 03:03 PM

The 4-star rating from Skytrax is a "validation" of Philippine Airlines' efforts to upgrade its service. Read more »

PAL taps virtual reality for cabin crew training

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 10:34 AM

Philippine Airlines said it had begun using virtual reality to train its cabin crew to make the exercise more immersive and interactive. Read more »

PAL's new A350-900 aircraft for long haul flights nears completion

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 12:49 PM

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines on Friday said its new A350-900 has completed its first flight from the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse, France. Read more »

Philippine Airlines lowers 2018 profit goal due to fuel costs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 12:25 PM

The airline will post a "modest profit" of "more than" $10 million this year, PAL president Jaime Bautista was quoted in a disclosure to the stock exchange. Read more »

Airlines worldwide brace for oil price turbulence

Jamie Freed, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 01 08:09 AM

Airline executives are gathering in Sydney's winter chill under the shadow of higher oil prices and a string of accidents after enjoying a near-spotless 2017 in terms of profits and safety. Read more »

Philippine Airlines may seek higher fuel surcharge

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 02:30 PM

Philippine Airlines may seek a higher fuel surcharge than previously petitioned to regulators as fuel costs continue to rise, its president, Jaime Bautista, said Thursday. Read more »

China plane makes emergency landing after window cracks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 10:44 PM

An airplane flying from China to Vietnam turned back to make an emergency landing after cracks appeared in a window, just two weeks after another airliner's cockpit window broke mid-flight in the country, state media said Wednesday.   Read more »

Singapore Airlines to launch world's longest flight

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 30 04:18 PM

Singapore Airlines said on Wednesday it would relaunch the world's longest commercial flight in October, a journey of almost 19 hours from the city-state to New York, but it will not be available to economy travelers. Read more »

Airlines seek fuel surcharge amid weak peso, rising fuel prices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 12:46 AM

A weakening peso, combined with rising fuel prices, make up the basis of airline petitions seeking to reimpose a fuel surcharge on ticket prices. Read more »

PAL at Cebu Pacific, humirit ng fuel surcharge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 11:35 PM

Naghain ng petisyon ang Philippine Airlines at Cebu Pacific para magpataw ng fuel surcharge sa kanilang pasahe o flight tickets. Read more »

Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: investigators

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 06:56 PM

Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which shot down the plane over eastern Ukraine travelled from a Russian military brigade. Read more »

'Nut rage' Korean Air heiress questioned over Filipino housekeepers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 03:01 PM

A Korean Air heiress known for a "nut rage" tantrum that sparked national uproar was summoned for questioning Thursday for illegally hiring immigrants to work as maids, the latest scandal to engulf her billionaire family. Read more »

Travel shorts: Ting Hun packages, HK Disneyland launches Moana show

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 05:59 PM

Check out these new travel-related announcements and promos.  Read more »

Malaysia says search for Flight MH370 to end next week

Joseph Sipalan, Reuters
Posted at May 23 04:34 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - A private search by a U.S. firm for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in 2014 in one of the world's biggest aviation mysteries, will end on Tuesday, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Wednesday. Read more »

Singapore Airlines to absorb regional wing after upgrade

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 18 02:15 PM

Singapore Airlines said Friday it would absorb its struggling premium wing SilkAir following a multimillion-dollar upgrade as part of a reform drive to stay competitive. Read more »

Philippine Airlines taps Lufthansa Technik for Airbus maintenance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 12:24 PM

Philippine Airlines has tapped Lufthansa Technik Philippines to maintain its new Airbus jets for 12 years, MacroAsia Corp said Friday. Read more »

PAL flights to Cagayan De Oro, Puerto Princesa now use Terminal 2

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 01:52 PM

Philippine Airlines said Thursday all flights from Manila to Cagayan de Oro and Puerto Princesa cities began using Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2. Read more »

JAL to launch low-cost carrier ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 04:09 PM

Japan Airlines on Monday announced plans to launch a budget airline, hoping to take advantage of an expected expansion in the nation's low-cost market ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

Pari na nagbitaw ng bomb joke sa eroplano, kinuwestiyon ng pulisya

Aiza Marrie Layague, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 08:35 PM

DUMAGUETE CITY – (UPDATED) Pinagbawalan ng sumakay sa anumang flights ng Philippine Airlines (PAL) ang isang pari matapos itong magbitaw ng bomb joke habang nasa loob ng eroplano, Miyerkoles ng umaga. Read more »