Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines (PAL), a trade name of PAL Holdings, Inc. (PSE: PAL ), also known historically (until
1970) as Philippine Air Lines, is the flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered at the PNB Financial
Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia
operating und Ninoy Aquino International Airport of Manila, Clark International Airport of Angeles,
Mactan-Cebu International Airport of Cebu, and Francisco Bangoy International Airport of Davao,
Philippine Airlines serves 31 destinations in the Philippines and 54 overseas destinations in Southeast
Asia, East Asia, Middle East, Oceania, North America and Europe. Philippine Airlines operates a mixed
fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft with Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330, Airbus
A350, and Boeing 777-300ER.

History

Formerly one of the largest Asian airlines, PAL was severely affected by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. In
one of the Philippines' biggest corporate failures, PAL was forced to downsize its international
operations by completely cutting flights to Europe and Middle East, cutting virtually all domestic flights
except routes operated from Manila, reducing the size of its fleet, and laying off thousands of
employees.

The airline was placed under receivership in 1998, and gradually restored operationst on many
destinations. After PAL's exit from receivership in 2007, PAL embarked on a frequent revamp of
management. However, PAL's vision to re-establish itself as one of Asia's premier carriers, is still the
matter of greatest importance. February 1941 Philippine Airlines is founded by a group of businessmen led
by Andres Soriano, one of the country's leading industrialists.
March 1941  A month after being incorporated by a group of Filipino businessmen, Philippine Airlines takes
to the skies with a twin-engine, five-seater Beech Model 18 aircraft from Nielsen airfield in Makati to
Baguio. September 1941 The Philippine government invests in PAL, paving the way for the airline's
nationalization. September 2, 1942 PAL begins service to Cebu.February 14, 1946 PAL resumes post-World
War II operations with services to 15 domestic points.  The fleet consists of five Douglas DC-3s.July 31, 1946
PAL becomes first Asian airline to cross the Pacific when it operated a chartered Douglas DC-4 on the first of
several flights to ferry home initially 40 US servicemen. Each crossing took 41 hours with fuelling stops at
Guam, Wake, Kwajelein and Honolulu.September 5, 1946 PAL opens services to Hongkong and Shanghai
with DC-3s.  FEATI went to the same cities with DC-4s.  Then President Manuel A. Roxas agreed to invest in
both airlines for the purchase of new aircraft provided government representatives sat as chairmen of the
board.November 14, 1946 An air treaty between the Philippines and the US was signed. Among other things,
the treaty limited the Philippines to one route across the Pacific which PAL was already operating, while
American airlines were allowed two in the exchange of air services. It also gave fifth freedom rights to and
beyond Manila while the Philippines was allowed only traffic to and from the US. The Philippines had little
choice in the matter as it badly needed American aid for rehabilitation.

A. Domestic and International

Philippine Airlines currently flies to 9 domestic and 53 international destinations in 24 countries

and territories across Asia, North America, Oceania and Europe with 6 long haul destinations.
B.Daily Schedule Flights. Inbound and Outbound Domestic and International
C.Recorded Incidents and Accidents, Place of Occurrence

PAL Airbus A-340-300 at Vancouver and Manila on Sep 24th 2018, burst tyre on
departure

Tags: PAL, Accident, Airbus A-340-300, A343, RP-C3435 
PAL RP-C3435, Airbus A-340-300, A343 by tagsplanepics-lhr (license CC by-sa) 

Updated: 2018-10-11 19:49:51 GMT

A PAL Philippine Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration RP-C3435 performing flight PR-117 from
Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Manila (Philippines), was accelerating for takeoff from Vancouver's
runway 08R when the tower controller heard a loud boom. The aircraft continued takeoff, climbed
out and continued the flight. The controller closed the runway for an inspection, which found tyre
debris as well as other debris on the runway. The crew was advised via ATC. The runway was
closed for about 15 minutes until the debris had been cleaned up. The aircraft landed in Manila on
Sep 25th (local time) without further incident.

The Canadian TSB reported after landing in Manila several holes were found in the fuselage skin in
the landing gear area. There was substantial damage to the belly as well as the center landing gear
fairing door. The occurrence was rated an accident, however, no investigation was opened.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Manila for 17 days and performed a positioning
flight from Manila to Angeles (Philippines) on Oct 11th 2018.

Incident Facts

Date of Incident 24.09.2018

Classification Accident

Airline PAL

Aircraft Type Airbus A-340-300

ICAO Type A343

Aircraft Registration RP-C3435

Photos of RP-C3435 

D.No. of Casualties. Pilot, Pax, Year, Months, Day, Time

Philippine Airlines Flight 434, sometimes referred to as PAL434 or PR434, was a flight

on December 11, 1994 from Cebu to Tokyo on a Boeing 747-283B that was seriously
damaged by a bomb, killing one passenger and damaging vital control systems. The
bombing was a test run of the unsuccessful Bojinka terrorist attacks. The Boeing 747 (tail
number EI-BWF) was flying the second leg of a route from Ninoy Aquino International
Airport (formerly Manila International Airport), Pasay City in the Philippines, to Narita
International Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, with a stop at Mactan–Cebu International Airport, Cebu,
in the Philippines. After the bomb detonated, 57-year-old veteran pilot Captain Eduardo
"Ed" Reyes was able to land the aircraft, saving it and the remaining passengers and
crew.

Philippine Airlines Flight 434

EI-BWF, the accident aircraft, in December 1988

Bombing

Date December 11, 1994

Summary Terrorist bomb detonation leading

to loss of flight controls

Site Minami Daito

Island, Okinawa, Japan 
25°50′45″N131°14′30″E

Aircraft

Aircraft type Boeing 747-283B

Operator Philippine Airlines

 Registration EI-BWF

Flight origin Ninoy Aquino International

Airport, Pasay, Philippines

Stopover Mactan–Cebu International

Airport, Cebu, Philippines

Destination Narita International Airport, Tokyo,

Japan

Passengers 273

Crew 20

Fatalities 1

Injuries 10

Survivors 292

Authorities later discovered that Ramzi Yousef, a passenger on the aircraft's prior flight
leg, had placed the explosive. Yousef boarded the flight under the fake Italian name
"Armaldo Forlani",an incorrect spelling of the name of the Italian legislator . Arnaldo
Forlani. Yousef was later convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing

E.Damage of the Airplane

Philippine B773 at Los Angeles on Nov 21st 2019, engine surge

A Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration RP-C7775 performing flight PR-113 from
Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Manila (Philippines) with 342 passengers and 18 crew, was in the
initial climb out of ruway 25R, when upon contacting departure the crew declared Mayday,
Mayday, Mayday, the right hand engine (GE90) was surging. The aircraft climbed to 5000 feet,
positioned for an approach to runway 25L. The aircraft landed safely on runway 25L about 12
minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 13 hours after landing.
The airline reported a technical problem in one of the engines shortly after takeoff prompted
the return to Los Angeles.

F. Causes or Probable cause of Incidents and Accidents

Engine Failure , Lack of Communication between technicians could lead to a Maintenance Error, Lack
of knowledge a faulty Repair that can have catastrophic result , Distraction while performing
Maintenance on an Aircraft May disrupt the Procedure 15 percent of maintenance related errors are
caused by distractions , Distraction can be mental or physical in nature , Lack of teamwork contribute
to error in aircraft maintenance.

G. Type of Airplane year Manufacturerd

The Airbus A320 family consists of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, twin-

enginepassenger jet airliners by Airbus. The family includes the A318, A319, A320,
and A321, as well as the ACJ 320 business jet. The A320s are also
named A320ceo (current engine option) following the introduction of the A320neo (new
engine option/offering)family. The aircraft family accommodates 107 to 236 passengers
and has a range of 3,100 to 3,750 nmi (5,740 to 6,940 km), depending on model.

A320 family 
A318/A319/A320/A321

A Jetstar Airways A320 in flight. The A320 is a low wing

airliner with twin underwing turbofans

Role Single-aisle jet airliner

National origin Multi-national[a]

 Manufacturer Airbus

First flight 22 February 1987

Introduction 18 April 1988 with Air France[1]

Status In service

Primary users American Airlines[b]

 EasyJet[c]
 China Eastern Airlines
 China Southern Airlines

Produced 1986–present

Number built 9,247 as of 31 December 2019[3]

Program cost £2 billion ($2.8 billion, 1984 – Flight

International estimate)[4](£6 billion
today) or 5.486 Bn FRF (1988)[5]

Unit cost  2018 prices:[6]

 A318: US$77.4 million
 A319: US$92.3 million
 A320: US$101.0 million
 A321: US$118.3 million

Variants  Airbus A318

 Airbus A319
 Airbus A320
 Airbus A321

Developed into Airbus A320neo family

The first member of the A320 family—the A320—was launched in March 1984, first
flewon 22 February 1987, and was first delivered in March 1988 to Air France. The family
was extended to include the A321 (first delivered 1994), the A319 (1996), and the A318
(2003). The A320 family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems, as
well as side-stick controls, in commercial aircraft. There has been a continuous
improvement process since introduction. Final assembly of the family takes place
in Toulouse, France, and Hamburg, Germany. A plant in Tianjin, China, has also been
producing aircraft for Chinese airlines since 2009, while a final assembly facility in Mobile,
Alabama, United States, delivered its first A321 in April 2016.
In December 2010, Airbus announced a new generation of the A320 family, the A320neo.
A320neo offers new, more efficient engines, combined with airframe improvements and
the addition of winglets, named Sharklets by Airbus. The aircraft saves up to 15% of fuel
and is the fastest selling commercial aircraft everFirst A320neo was delivered
to Lufthansa on 20 January 2016 and entered service five days later.[12][13]
As of December 2019, a total of 9,247 A320 family aircraft have been delivered with 8,796
still in service, where American Airlines was the largest operator with 412 aircraft in
service. A number of 6,068 airliners were on firm order resulting in a total order of
15,315. In October 2019, it surpassed the direct competitor, the Boeing 737, to become
the highest-selling commercial aircraft ever. The A320 family is popular with airlines,
including low-cost carriers such as EasyJet, which replaced its 737 classic fleet with the
A320ceo and became a fully A320 operator.

H. Year of Operation

February 1941 Philippine Airlines is founded by a group of businessmen led by Andres Soriano, one of the
country's leading industrialists.