No injuries after planes collide on ground at Tokyo’s Haneda airport–NHK

Reuters 06/10/2023

TOKYO–Some flights were delayed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Saturday after two planes appeared to have collided on the ground near a taxiway, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan’s transport ministry. No injuries occurred, NHK and one…

New year, old problems

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 01/05/2023

Oh, what a start to 2023. Day 1 started with a Naia shutdown that stranded tens of thousands of passengers, not to mention risked the safety of planes within our airspace. And just yesterday, BPI’s system caused…

Low risk of Covid infection on planes if masks worn: US military

10/16/2020

Washington—The risk of being infected with the coronavirus on an airliner is very low if passengers wear masks, according to a study carried out aboard Boeing long-haul jets by the US military and published Thursday, October 15,…

Five missing after two US military planes crash off Japan

AFP 12/06/2018

Rescue operations were underway Thursday for five US marines missing after two American military aircraft crashed during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan, the Japanese defence minister said. One crew member has already been rescued…

Runway work shortened to accommodate diverted planes

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/16/2018

REPAIRS done on the runway of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport were cut short last Saturday to accommodate aircraft diverted from other airports hit by typhoon Ompong. According to officials of Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) the usual…

New planes to boost PAL’s Cebu, Clark and Davao hubs

Life 05/02/2018

PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) will further boost its operations at its hubs in Cebu, Clark and Davao, with the scheduled arrival of 15 new aircraft within 2018, and another six aircraft in 2019. Now an internationally-certified 4-Star airline,…

7 planes for $235M

Inquirer.net 06/20/2017

PAL’S INKS DEAL WITH BOMBARDIER Philippine Airlines will buy seven planes from Canada’s Bombardier as part of an effort to regain its dominance of the growing air travel market, the carrier said Tuesday. PAL said it sealed…

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