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PAL Workers Threaten to Continue Protest Through Peak Travel Season

Over 1,500 employees of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) are threatening to paralyze the airline operations with their protests as the peak travel season in December nears. Members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) said the workers' union is determined to extend its fight against what they claim as unfair labor practices at the airline, citing in particular the retr...

Philippines to Modernize Aging Manila Airport, Boost Capacity

The Philippine government is considering bringing in investors to modernize Manila's 33-year-old airport as President Benigno Aquino tries to upgrade the country's infrastructure. Companies will be brought in on 15- to 20-year concessions to invest more than 120 billion pesos (US$2.6 billion) to upgrade Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Transportation Secretary Joseph...

Tagbilaran Airport Cancels All Flights Due to Stalled Plane

Hundreds of Manila-bound passengers from Bohol and Bohol-bound passengers from Manila were stranded on Sunday (October 4) because a Philippine Airlines  Airbus 320 stalled on the tarmac, preventing other planes from landing or taking off. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines canceled all Manila-Bohol-Manila flights. This is in the light of the limited space at the T...

Tigerair, Cebu Pacific Get Green Light for Collaboration on Flight Routes

Airlines Cebu Pacific and Tigerair have received the green light for a collaboration on flight routes, following changes to their proposed alliance, said the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) on Tuesday (Sep. 22). In the revised agreement, the budget carriers will coordinate connecting times in their booking systems for interline journeys, where passengers need to travel on multipl...

Philippine Airlines Nears 787/A350 Choice

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is on track to make a decision by the end of 2015 regarding whether it will order Boeing 787s or Airbus A350s to replace its A340 fleet. The airline has received proposals from both manufacturers and is still conducting its evaluation, PAL President Jaime Bautista told Aviation Daily. The management team hopes to make a recommendation to the board within the...