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Philippine Airlines

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PAL’s H1 profit surges nearly 950%

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) posted a whopping 946% increase in net income in the first half of 2015 owing to higher revenue generated…
  • August 8, 2015
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PH airlines lift 9% more cargo in first quarter

Cargo volume carried by Philippine airlines in the first quarter of 2015 rose 9.4% to 58.9 million kilograms from 53.82 million kilos in the same…
  • July 13, 2015
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EU lifts ban on PH air carriers

The European Union (EU) has lifted its ban on all Philippine carriers, allowing them to operate once again in European airspace. “All airlines certified…
  • June 25, 2015
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PAL, Cebu Pacific compete for more flights to Australia

Philippine Airlines and low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air are both vying for additional weekly flights to Australia. In an application to the Civil Aeronautics…
  • June 23, 2015
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PAL expands pact with Turkish Airlines, buys new long-haul aircraft

Flag carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Turkish Airlines have signed a code-sharing agreement that expands their bilateral operations. Under the arrangement signed during the…
  • June 22, 2015
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29 air carriers heed CAB memo to remove fuel surcharge

Foreign and domestic airlines operating in the Philippines have scrapped their fuel surcharges following the government lifting of their authority to impose such charges…
  • January 14, 2015
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Cebu Pacific may now fly to Europe with lifting of EU ban

On the same day that the US Federal Aviation Authority upgraded the aviation status of the Philippines to Category 1 from Category 2, the…
  • April 10, 2014
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Cebu Pacific tops PH domestic air cargo in H1

CEBU PACIFIC, the Philippines’ largest low-cost carrier, transported the most domestic air cargoes for the first semester of the year, accounting for 49.84% or…
  • October 8, 2013
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PH int’l air cargo, mail traffic in H1 hits 139M kg

INTERNATIONAL air cargo and mail volume transported by 33 airlines to and from the Philippines in the first half of this year reached 139.24…
  • September 24, 2013
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Zamboanga port reopens to cargo ships, flights resume Thursday

PORT operations in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines resumed on Sept. 17, but were still under heavy guard, while the airport is opening to…
  • September 18, 2013
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Local LCC market gains from consolidation, says think tank

AFTER a period of rapid fleet expansion that has led to overcapacity, the Philippines’ low-cost carriers (LCCs) are seeing slower growth in 2013, as…
  • September 12, 2013
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Mactan-Cebu Airport posts 19% surge in cargo volume

MACTAN-CEBU International Airport, the second-biggest airport in the Philippines, recorded a double-digit growth of 19% in cargo volume for the first seven months of…
  • September 11, 2013
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PAL resets completion of Cambodia air deal to Oct

PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) has moved to Oct. 15 the closing date for completing its US$10-million joint-venture deal to establish a national carrier for Cambodia.…
  • August 14, 2013
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PH sets air talks with Italy, France

AIR talks will be held with Italy this September and France in January next year on possible amendments to their existing air-service pacts with…
  • July 23, 2013
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PAL cargo revenue falls 1%, losses narrow to P4.13B

CARGO revenue of Philippine Airlines dropped 0.98% to P5.351 billion in the financial year ended March 2013 from P5.404 billion a year earlier, due…
  • July 22, 2013
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PAL aims to win back lost cargo volume

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is going on a massive sales blitz to take back cargo volume that landed with competitors because of PAL’s ongoing labor…
  • October 14, 2011
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PH high court recalls ruling on union retrenchment

The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) has recalled on a technicality an earlier decision declaring with finality the illegal retrenchment of some 1,400 flight attendants…
  • October 14, 2011
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PAL shouldn’t pay excise tax on imported fuel — court

PHILIPPINE Airlines should not pay excise taxes on imported aviation fuel, according to a recent Court of Appeals ruling. The Philippine government wanted to…
  • October 7, 2011
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Stop hampering operations, PAL tells ex employees

THE management of Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Monday warned former employees against staging protests in front of the PAL Inflight Center building which hampers…
  • October 6, 2011
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