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Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the flag carrier of the Philippines. [11] Headquartered at the PNB Financial Center in Pasay , the airline was founded in 1941 and is the oldest operating commercial airline in Asia .
No passengers or crew were killed but eight people on the ground were killed when the jet crossed a road. [199] On May 11, 1990, a Philippine Airlines Boeing 737-300 operating Flight 143 suffered an explosion in the center fuel tank near the terminal while preparing for takeoff. The fire and smoke engulfed the aircraft before it could be evacuated.
The domestic market is dominated by the Cebu Pacific group which has a 53% market share, followed by the Philippine Airlines group which has 31%, followed by AirAsia, having a 16% share. This list of airlines enumerates local airlines in the Philippines which have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority .
Air Philippines Corporation, operating as PAL Express and formerly branded as Air Philippines and Airphil Express, is a wholly-owned subsidiary airline of Philippine Airlines. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is PAL's regional brand, with services from its hubs in Manila , Clark , Cebu , and Davao .
Asian destinations of PAL Express (excluding that of Philippine Airlines); airplane icons: PAL Express hubs, red: all-year round, black: terminated destinations, yellow: future destinations, pink: seasonal service, turquoise: charter
Flight attendants on board a flight collectively form a cabin crew, as distinguished from pilots and engineers in the cockpit. The German Heinrich Kubis was the world's first flight attendant, in 1912 aboard a Zeppelin . [ 1 ]
Crew members of flights & ships do not require a visa in Sri Lanka. It offers free visa policy to the crew members for all countries. [15] United States: Visa required [16] A crew member serving on board in the United States needs a crew visa C-1, D, C1/D or a modified B-1 visa, except for citizens of Canada.
Aircraft of Philippine Airlines parked next to the maintenance hangars of Lufthansa Technik Philippines. The entire Philippine Airlines fleet of Airbus and Boeing jets were formerly maintained in-house at the PAL Technical Center, which consisted of two hangars. The hangars contained an engine overhaul shop, two engine test cells, and test shops.