AirAsia to acquire 14 more aircraft

Inquirer.net 06/25/2017

French plane maker Airbus S.A.S announced yesterday that Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd. ordered an additional 14 A320ceo aircraft to cater to increasing demand. Airbus said the deal with AirAsia, which has extensive operations in Southeast Asia, including the…

Urgent need for flight reroute proposal consultations cited

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/18/2016

PUBLIC consultation on the proposed flight rerouting scheme for Manila-bound flights in the Visayas area to Clark International Airport in Pampanga needs to be done as soon as possible. Michael Dino, presidential assistant for the Visayas, cited…

Plane catches fire before takeoff

05/28/2016

Tokyo — An engine fire broke out on a Korean Air jet about to take off from a Tokyo airport yesterday, and seven people may have been injured, an official said. Firefighters put out the blaze within…

Probe on Bantayan aircraft incident set

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 04/19/2015

Cessna plane’s nose gear collapsed during touchdown   The Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) in Manila is expected to send a team to investigate the landing incident involving a charter plane at the Sta. Fe…

No sign of wreck; ‘Plane may be at the bottom of the sea’

AP 12/30/2014

SURABAYA, Indonesia  — An Indonesian helicopter searching for the missing AirAsia jetliner saw two oily spots in the water Monday, and an Australian search plane spotted objects elsewhere in the Java Sea, but it was too early…

Budget airline adds more Cebu flights

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Inquirer 10/28/2014

With a plan to tap more opportunities for trade and tourism, budget airline, AirAsia Zest will add more flights in Cebu for both international and domestic routes. Starting December 12, they will be flying twice daily to…

Police arrest ‘wanted man’

Chito O. Aragon 08/09/2014

A 72-year-old man who was wanted since 2009 in Mindanao for allegedly killing a member of the now defunct Philippine Constabulary (PC) was arrested in Cebu Wednesday night. Wilfredo Jumawan was arrested in the house of his…

Missile took down Malaysia plane; 3 Filipinos among passengers

AP 07/18/2014

HRABOVE, Ukraine—A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 298 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing…

Suspicious passengers but no sign of Boeing jet

AP 03/10/2014

Kuala Lumpur –  The search continues for the missing  Boeing 777 jet that  disappeared after leaving Kuala Lumpur on Saturday  as authorities checked  on the suspect identities of at least two passengers who appear to have boarded…

More aid flown in

Jucell Marie P. Cuyos 11/15/2013

AIR traffic in Cebu was at its heaviest yesterday as aircraft of various shapes and sizes continue to arrive to ferry tons of relief goods and aid workers on a mission to help victims of supertyphoon Yolanda.…

World’s largest plane lands in Mactan

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera 11/12/2013

THE world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov 225, yesterday landed in Mactan Cebu International Airport loaded with a 150-ton transformer for a private power plant in Batangas City. With its 640 ton weight, 32-wheel landing gear and a…

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