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Emirates denies plans to take over Etihad

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 06:51 AM

DUBAI - Dubai's Emirates Airline on Thursday denied reports it is in talks to acquire struggling Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad. Read more »

LIST: Flights cancelled as Mangkhut lashes HK, China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 01:00 PM

MANILA - Thirteen flights to and from Manila were cancelled on Monday as Hong Kong and China reeled from the havoc caused by Supertyphoon Mangkhut, the airport authority said.  Read more »

Tigerair Taiwan announces Cebu-Taipei flights with seat sale

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 08:11 AM

Taiwan's only low-cost carrier said it would offer a 2-day seat sale for the new route starting Monday. Read more »

Bomb scare briefly closes runway at Japan's Narita airport

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 08:39 AM

Japan's Narita airport briefly closed one of its two runways Thursday after what is suspected to be an unexploded shell was found buried nearby, officials said. Read more »

Presyo ng airline tickets, nakaambang tumaas dahil sa fuel surcharge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 11:53 PM

Nakaambang tumaas ang presyo ng mga airline ticket dahil sa pagpataw ng fuel surcharge ng mga airline. Read more »

Cebu Pacific cancels flights to Guam, Osaka Tuesday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 08:10 AM

Affected passengers may rebook, reroute or refund their flight free-of-charge, Cebu Pacific said.   Read more »

11 aboard Dubai flight hospitalized in New York after falling ill

Gina Cherelus and Rodrigo Campos, Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 06:41 AM

NEW YORK - Eleven people aboard an Emirates airline flight from Dubai were taken to New York hospitals with a mystery ailment on Wednesday after scores of passengers and crew complained of feeling sick during the 14-hour overnight trip from the Middle East. Read more »

Cebu Pacific to boost Clark flights by 75 percent

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 08:25 PM

The new routes and additional frequencies will bring the total number of Cebu Pacific flights in and out of Clark to 3,711 by the end of the year, accounting for 620,540 seats, the airline said. Read more »

Industry group pushes for business aviation in Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 04:40 PM

Business aviation can help spur economic activity, especially in remote areas that are not served by commercial carriers, according to an industry group. Read more »

Passenger arrested for bomb joke at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 10:56 PM

Airport authorities on Thursday morning apprehended a male passenger who made a bomb joke while boarding a Philippine Airlines plane bound for Cotabato at NAIA.  Read more »

When cars fly? Japan wants airborne vehicles to take off

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 06:54 PM

It might sound like pie in the sky, but Japan's government is banking on a future with flying cars, launching an initiative Wednesday with the private sector to develop futuristic vehicles. Read more »

Chinese passenger plane makes emergency landing minus 2 wheels

Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 12:57 AM

SHANGHAI- A Chinese passenger plane with 166 people on board made an emergency landing with two wheels missing at Shenzhen airport on Tuesday, after the pilots aborted landing at nearby Macau and declared "Mayday", aviation authorities said.   Read more »

PAL offers P199, $79 promo fares

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 10:03 PM

PAL said in an advisory that from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, it is offering base fares as low as P199 for one way domestic flights, and base fares as low as $79 for round trip international flights.  Read more »

Voice recorder ng sumadsad na eroplano ng Xiamen Airlines, susuriin sa Singapore

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 04:20 PM

Makakatulong ang cockpit voice recorder sa pagsusuri sa kondisyon ng eroplano bago ang insidente. Read more »

Congress may allocate funds to avoid another NAIA paralysis: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 01:37 PM

MANILA - Lawmakers are willing to allocate funds for airport authorities to acquire necessary equipment that would enable faster resolution of aircraft incidents, such as the runway overshoot that crippled air operations in Manila last week.    Read more »

'Bulldoze it': NAIA should set timeframe for removing aircraft, says ex-CAAP official

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 12:37 AM

MANILA - A former official of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Wednesday urged airport authorities to set a definite timeframe for removing airplanes that paralyze operations on the runway. Read more »

Xiamen Airlines says to shoulder costs of aircraft recovery in NAIA runway mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 08:34 PM

The Chinese airline said it has already coordinated with Philippine airport authorities over the expenses but has yet to confirm the costs. Read more »

'Operasyon sa NAIA, unti-unti nang naibabalik sa normal'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 10:11 PM

Unti-unti nang naibabalik sa normal ang operasyon sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport matapos maparalisa noong weekend dahil sa sumadsad na eroplano ng Xiamen Airlines. Read more »

Philippine Airlines mounts special flights for stranded passengers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 08:57 AM

Philippine Airlines on Tuesday announced that special flights were arranged to accommodate several passengers who were stranded at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport following a runway closure last week. Read more »

Xiamen Airlines 'fully cooperating' in Philippine probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 02:55 AM

Xiamen Airlines on Monday said it was fully cooperating with the local airport authorities in investigating the crash landing of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.  Read more »