Asia-Pacific aviation leaders converge in Cebu for 59th DGCA conference

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/14/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The leaders of the aviation industry in the Asia and Pacific regions have gathered here for the 59th conference of the Directors General of the Civil Aviation (DGCA). This year marks the 59th…

Aviation sector soars as PH carriers see strong recovery amidst challenges

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 09/15/2024

The aviation industry is rebounding after the pandemic lockdown, but challenges in the supply chain and reduced air travel demand to and from China are affecting its growth. Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines are…

Brazil plane crash: Doctors whose job was to save lives lose their own

08/14/2024

RIO DE JANEIRO— Arianne Risso worked every day to help her patients battle cancer. That made it all the more heart wrenching when her life — along with that of seven other doctors — ended abruptly in…

Airlines eye ‘new frontier’ of AI ahead of global summit

Agence France Presse 06/03/2024

Airlines may not be replacing pilots with artificial intelligence anytime soon, but aviation industry experts say the new technology is already revolutionising the way they do business. “Data and AI are fantastic levers for the aviation sector,”…

Where is MH370? Malaysia may reopen search for missing plane

03/05/2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian officials said Sunday, March 3, 2024, they may renew the hunt for MH370. This after a U.S. company that tried to find the plane in 2018 proposed a fresh search in the…

Plane ticket prices set to soar in March as fuel surcharge hike looms

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad 02/19/2024

Passengers will soon pay higher prices for plane tickets as the fuel surcharge is set to increase next month. The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) recently announced in an advisory that the fuel surcharge will rise from Level…

PH eyes aviation investments in Singapore Airshow 

Jerome Aning 02/04/2024

The government aims to attract investments for the Philippines’ aviation sector at the upcoming Singapore Airshow, aiming to position the country as a travel and trading hub in Asia-Pacific and a starting point for North America, a…

Japan plane crash: Runway safety concerns in focus 

01/03/2024

PARIS—Japanese investigators are preparing to probe the collision of two airplanes at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety. All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 escaped after a…

5 killed in collision between Japan Airlines, Coast Guard planes  

01/02/2024

TOKYO— A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, January 2, 2024,  and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of…

Japan Airlines plane on fire at Tokyo airport: 379 passengers evacuated

01/02/2024

TOKYO—(UPDATED) All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, but five of the six crew of…

US Navy plane overshoots Hawaii runway: All 9 aboard escape injury

11/21/2023

HONOLULU — A U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and went into a bay in Hawaii, and when emergency workers got to the scene, military officials told them that all nine people aboard made it safely to…

PH bans ‘rude’ American national over profane info in eTravel form

Angeline Marcelino 11/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said an American national was permanently banned from entering the Philippines after showing “rude conduct” and putting “false and profane information” in the eTravel system. The agency identified the…

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