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Labi ng isa sa mga piloto ng helicopter na bumagsak, dumating na sa Cagayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 05:25 PM

Dumating na sa Cagayan nitong Lunes ang mga labi ni 2nd Lt. Mark Anthony Caabay, ang co-pilot ng bumagsak na military helicopter sa Bukidnon Sabado.    Read more »

Indonesian navy divers retrieve black box of crashed plane

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 12 10:39 PM

Indonesian navy divers on Tuesday retrieved one of the black boxes of a B-737-500 jetliner that crashed into the sea off Jakarta on Saturday with 62 people aboard, the country's military chief announced. Read more »

Indonesia's Sriwijaya flew old planes, took neglected routes to become No. 3 carrier

Jamie Freed and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 02:30 PM

Starting with just 1 plane in 2003, Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air has become the country's number 3 airline group, aided by its strategy of acquiring old planes at cheap prices and serving routes neglected by competitors. Read more »

Remains recovered from ill-fated Indonesian plane

Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 06:57 PM

Indonesian rescue personnel carry body bags from Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 which crashed into the sea off the Jakarta coast, at the Jakarta International Container Terminal port, Indonesia on Monday. Read more »

Indonesia locates black box recorders from crashed plane

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 11:47 AM

Body parts, twisted wreckage and clothing were plucked from waters off the Indonesian capital Monday after a passenger jet with 62 people aboard crashed shortly after take-off a day earlier. Read more »

Indonesia's deadliest air crashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 04:24 PM

The crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 about four minutes after it took off from Jakarta Saturday is the latest in a series of air accidents to rock Indonesia. Read more »

Search and rescue for Indonesian passenger plane

Adek Berry, AFP
Posted at Jan 10 12:04 PM

Indonesian Navy divers hold wreckage from Sriwijaya Air flight SJY182 during a search and rescue operation at sea near Lancang island on Sunday. Read more »

Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered

Nilufar Rizki and Yuddy Cahya Budiman, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 10 08:58 PM

(UPDATE) Indonesian authorities on Sunday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved. Read more »

Kremlin sounds alarm over 'doomsday plane' robbery

Anna Smolchenko, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:40 AM

MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Wednesday sounded the alarm over the theft of sensitive equipment from a secretive "doomsday plane" designed for the country's top command in event of a nuclear attack. Read more »

Lorenzana apologizes for wrong info, says VP Robredo did not use gov’t plane for aid mission

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 06:19 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday said Vice President Leni Robredo did not board any government planes when she distributed aid to typhoon-hit Catanduanes, adding he already apologized to her on the matter.  Read more »

Battered by pandemic, Boeing cutting 30,000 jobs in two years

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 06:03 AM

NEW YORK - Pressured by a prolonged commercial travel downturn and the hit from the 737 MAX crisis, Boeing on Wednesday announced an additional 7,000 job cuts that will lower headcount by 30,000 positions over two years.   Read more »

Lorenzana asks US embassy why US Air Force plane reportedly disguised as PH aircraft

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 08:32 PM

The Department of National Defense has sought comment from the US Embassy after a US Air Force plane reportedly changed its aircraft identification allocated to the Philippines when it flew over the Yellow Sea last week. Read more »

Pandemic-hit Singapore Airlines launches plane dining and takeaway cabin food

Chen Lin, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 06:45 PM

Singapore Airlines plans to turn one of its grounded jumbo jets into a pop-up restaurant and offer home-delivered plane food as part of a series of initiatives to try an re-engage customers who have not been able to travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Philippines receives P2-billion jet for government use in crisis situations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 06:03 PM

MANILA— The Philippine government's newly-acquired US-made jet has landed in the Philippines, transporting medical supplies to President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown Davao City for its inaugural flight on Monday. Read more »

Airbus aims for hydrogen-powered plane by 2035

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 22 05:41 AM

PARIS (UPDATE) - Airbus is aiming to put the world's first hydrogen-powered commercial plane into service by 2035, the European aircraft maker's boss said in remarks published Monday. Read more »

He’s stopped a hijack up in the air but his proudest moment is watching his son fly a plane

RHIA D. GRANA
Updated as of Sep 21 07:32 AM

PAL’s Capt. Butch Generoso looks back on a career that’s given him a lot of opportunities to achieve heroic acts up in the air and on ground. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 10, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 12:37 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Serving a taste of in-flight meals

Mladen Antonov, AFP
Posted at Sep 10 11:47 PM

A flight attendant wears a face shield as she speaks to a customer at a pop-up airplane-themed restaurant in Bangkok on Thursday. Read more »

China says US spy plane entered no-fly zone: state media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 07:04 AM

The U-2 reconnaissance jet's flight over an area in northern China violated safety rules between the two nations, Xinhua reported, citing Chinese defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian. Read more »

Air India Express jet crashes on landing

Arunchandra Bose, AFP
Posted at Aug 08 01:00 PM

Security personnel stand in front of the wreckage from an Air India Express jet, which was carrying more than 190 passengers and crew from Dubai, after it crashed at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, Kerala, early on Saturday. Read more »