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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 »

Cebu Pacific holds seat sale for GetGo cardholders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 09:16 AM

The seat sale for Cebu Pacific GetGo credit, debit and prepaid cardholders will run from Tuesday to Wednesday for travel from January 1 to March 31, 2019, UnionBank said in a statement. Read more »

Mother of 'nut rage' Korean Air heiress grilled over illegal Pinay maids

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 11 03:23 PM

The matriarch of the troubled Korean Air dynasty was grilled Monday over allegations she used company resources to illegally hire foreign housekeepers, as a probe into the scandal-hit family widened. Read more »

Pasilip sa bagong terminal ng Mactan-Cebu International Airport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 06:28 PM

Resort-themed ang design ng bagong passenger terminal ng Mactan-Cebu International Airport.  Read more »

Cebu bets on resort-themed airport terminal to lure 12.5 million passengers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 12:02 AM

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday inaugurated a new P17.5-billion passenger terminal on the island's main airport here, hoping to lure as many 12.5 million passengers annually. Read more »

Global airport capacity crisis amid passenger boom: IATA

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 04 04:52 PM

Governments need to urgently tackle a capacity crisis facing airports as demand for international travel grows, but they should be cautious about private sector involvement, airline industry group IATA warned Monday. 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 »

Global airline body warns against protectionism, rising costs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 11:20 AM

Trade wars and protectionism are key risk factors to airline profits already weakened by rising oil prices, the International Air Transport Association said Monday.  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 »

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 »

India police investigate AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 30 06:31 AM

India's federal police Tuesday raided the local offices of budget carrier AirAsia as investigators accused the airline's boss Tony Fernandes of illegally obtaining licenses. Read more »

Cuba retrieves second black box from deadly plane crash

Reuters
Posted at May 25 09:28 AM

HAVANA - Cuban search teams have retrieved the flight data recorder from the passenger plane that crashed last Friday, killing all but two of the 113 people on board, Cuban state-run television announced on Thursday in the evening news broadcast.   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 »

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 »

Airlines asking for fuel surcharges as oil prices keep rising

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 09:56 PM

Two local airlines are asking to be allowed to collect fuel surcharges, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said Tuesday.    Read more »

AirAsia 'piso sale': Airline releases available routes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:27 AM

AirAsia released destinations included in its P1 peso base fare sale that started on Monday and will run 7 days. Read more »

Cebu Pacific sets new record for passengers flown in 1 day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:02 AM

Cebu Pacific said Monday it broke its own record for the most number of passengers flown in a single day, as summer season demand boosted traffic. Read more »

Cuba mourns after 107 killed in airliner crash

Alexandre Grosbois, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 03:58 PM

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba begins two days of national mourning Saturday for victims of the crash of a state airways plane that killed all but three of its 110 passengers and crew.   Read more »

'The explosion shook everything' - witnesses to Cuba plane crash

Rigoberto Diaz and Moises Avila, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 10:38 AM

HAVANA, Cuba – It happened in the tropical lull that is Havana's midday, usually a time for lunch and rest.    Read more »