THE US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) downgrade of the Philippine aviation industry has failed to rattle air shippers. Aircargo Forwarders of the Philippines, Inc…
January 21, 2008
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2008 freight business a mixed bag
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is seeing a mixed picture for the freight business this year. IATA documents showed that international freight demand…
January 16, 2008
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Laguindingan airport construction starts
THE Department of Transportation and Communication recently signed the contract signaling the start of construction of the Laguindingan Airport Development Project. The project aims…
January 9, 2008
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Cebu Pacific lords over local aviation
BUDGET airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) is the domestic aviation market leader based on Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) passenger data from January to June 2007.…
September 3, 2007
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Clark set to inaugurate $10M radars
CLARK International Airport Corp. (CIAC) is set to inaugurate this month two state-of- the-art radars for the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) amounting to…
April 2, 2007
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Refleeting to strengthen PAL’s competitive position
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) will bank on the modernization of its fleet, enhancement of its product and systems, and a push into new markets to…
September 4, 2006
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IATA: 11-month freight traffic up 2.8%
IATA:11-month freight traffic up 2.8% THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently reported that freight traffic for the first 11 months of 2005 remained…
January 4, 2006
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DOTC to repair 21 airports
THE Philippine government will repair all 21 airports that flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said would have to be rehabilitated if it were to…
September 5, 2005
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PAL seeks surcharge, higher cargo rates
THE cost of fuel in the world market has prompted flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) to seek its third fuel surcharge in three months,…
September 5, 2005
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Airlines petition CAB for fuel surcharge
INTERNATIONAL airlines Emirates, KLM Royal Dutch and Korean Air recently petitioned the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for an increase in fuel surcharge by $12-$80…
LOCAL airlines and cargo companies welcomed the planned pullout of Federal Express (FedEx) from Subic Freeport in 2008, saying the US express carrier’s operations…
August 1, 2005
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PAL forges freighter partnership with EVA Air
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) and Taiwanese carrier EVA Air have signed a joint freighter agreement, using EVA Air’s Boeing 747-400 or MD-11 freighter aircraft. The…
December 1, 2003
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Philippine air traffic down in first nine months
PHILIPPINE air traffic fell 9.13% for the first nine months of the year, according to preliminary data gathered by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).…
November 24, 2003
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Philippine Air Freight Traffic nears 100M kg in 1st sem
Yusen Air and Sea Services leads top ten list of forwarders INTERNATIONAL air freight forwarders operating in the Philippines moved nearly a 100 million…
November 3, 2003
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CAB pushes for liberalized cargo trade
THE Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is pushing for a more accelerated cargo transportation regime, noting that as the global trend. CAB deputy executive director…
October 27, 2003
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RP air cargo traffic down 4.53% in first eight months
INTERNATIONAL cargo and mail traffic in the Philippines dropped 4.53% in the first eight months of the year, according to latest statistics from the…
