Passengers asked to chip in for repair of airplane

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

Passengers on their way to Warsaw, Poland, from Beijing Capital International Airport were asked to chip in 2,500 RMB (about P18,800) to pay for the repair of a broken hydraulic pump on their plane. The odd experience…

PAL to add 5 new domestic routes from Cebu by first quarter this year

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/26/2017

National flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) continues its domestic expansion with the opening of new routes from Cebu in the first quarter of 2017. Harry Inoferio, PAL senior assistant vice president for sales, announced on Thursday a direct…

AirAsia PH CEO recalls the 1994 bombing of Philippine Airline’s Flight 434

Ryan Macasero 01/21/2017

(First part) Just before sunrise in Manila, Dexter Comendador, a systems engineer for Philippine Airlines reported for work. He, along with pilots Captain Eduardo Reyes and First Officer Jaime Herrera were scheduled to command Philippine Airlines Flight…

CAAP probes co-pilot’s death

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/19/2016

The reported death of a co-pilot of a Cebu-bound Cebu Pacific flight from Singapore last Saturday prompted an investigation from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and an appeal from a co-pilot’s friend to the…

New flight routes bring Cebu closer to East, West Visayas

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/20/2016

Three new flight routes linking Cebu to the Eastern and Western Visayas regions are seen to bolster Cebu’s position as the “Queen City of the South.” Alexander Lao, president and chief executive officer of Cebgo, a wholly-owned…

Cebu Pacific plane aborts takeoff after wheel caught fire

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/26/2016

One of Cebu Pacific’s (CEB) propeller-type planes caught fire after aborting take off at 6:10 pm Monday. Lawyer JR Mantaring, CEB vice president for corporate affairs, said in an advisory that flight DG6577 Cebu-Tacloban aborted take off…

Passengers should deplane if tarmac delay hits 2 hours

08/31/2016

CAB resolution is expected to be implemented in late September MANILA — The government wants to cut long waiting times for passengers onboard aircraft parked on the tarmac — the subject of heavy criticism from flyers given…

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…

EgyptAir plane carrying 66 passengers crashes

05/20/2016

Cairo — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early yesterday morning, Egyptian aviation officials said. EgyptAir Flight 804 was lost from radar at 2:45…

Solar plane’s Pacific crossing going smoothly

04/23/2016

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — A solar-powered plane’s flight across the Pacific Ocean was going smoothly as it gets closer to a stop in Northern California. The Solar Impulse 2 picked up a strong tailwind before sunset…

Airport tour delights Lapu school pupils

09/14/2015

GMR MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), through its Dream Starters program, has helped fulfill the dreams of 60 elementary students and 30 faculty members from three different public schools in Lapu-Lapu City to tour the facilities of…

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