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By Paolo G. Montecillo

Local budget carrier Zest Airways has suspended its daily chartered flights between Kalibo, Aklan, and Taipei amid the ongoing bitter tensions between the Philippines and Taiwan.
Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Cambodia is expected to launch a new airline later this year after a deal was struck between one of the country’s biggest tycoons and Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corporation.
Posted: April 3rd, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By TJ Burgonio

Get the country’s airlines off the watch lists of the United States and the European Union, and watch the Philippines soar, President Aquino told aviation officials, on Monday, during the fifth anniversary of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
Posted: March 25th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Paolo G. Montecillo

The International Civil Aviation Organization has officially taken the Philippines off its list of countries with unresolved Significant Safety Concerns (SSCs).
Posted: March 9th, 2013 in Headlines,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Jerome Aning,
Paolo G. Montecillo

After more than five years, local airlines may soon be allowed to fly again to Europe and to expand their operations in the United States after the government successfully passed a safety audit by the world’s aviation regulatory body.
Posted: February 24th, 2013 in Europe,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Jerome Aning

Amid the increasing number of passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the state operator of the facility is gearing for a number of the projects to improve services at the country’s premier gateway.
Posted: January 9th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Jerome Aning

A Filipino cancer patient who was returning home from a cancer treatment session in the United States died on a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight en route to Manila.
Posted: January 4th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Jerome Aning,
Jocelyn R. Uy

It has been branded over and over as one of the world’s worst airports. But Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) has a little known advantage that even top-rated airports in the West don’t offer. And a local tourism official hopes to spread the word around—and abroad.
Posted: January 3rd, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Airline passenger numbers are set to rise by over a quarter in the coming years to hit 3.6 billion in 2016, with China accounting for nearly one in four new travelers, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Thursday.
Posted: December 7th, 2012 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.

Business groups, officials and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) welcomed the opening of international flights from and to the Iloilo International Airport on Friday as a boost to travel, tourism and trade in Western Visayas.
Posted: November 12th, 2012 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »
By Niña Calleja,
Paolo Montecillo

Thirteen flights were diverted Tuesday from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Clark International Airport in Pampanga after a navigation system which aids pilots in finding the airport, broke down.
Posted: October 10th, 2012 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »
By Jerome Aning

An Indonesian student pilot escaped death after the light plane he was flying crashed in a mountainous area in Cervantes town, Ilocos Sur on Monday.
Posted: September 4th, 2012 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »