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Kano

Heb het al eens eerder geopperd. Piloot en co-piloot voorafgaande aan elke vlucht even laten blazen en drugs-test laten afnemen. :denk:
Daar waar de regenboog eindigt daar zal ik nooit komen totdat ik daar ooit zal zijn

Rich

Philippine Airlines bestelt voor miljarden bij Airbus

Luchtvaartmaatschappij Philippine Airlines (PAL) gaat 54 vliegtuigen kopen bij de Europese constructeur Airbus. De bestelling heeft een cataloguswaarde van 7 miljard dollar, goed voor........lees verder, bron : http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/942/Economie/article/detail/1492041/2012/08/28/Philippine-Airlines-bestelt-voor-miljarden-bij-Airbus.dhtml
Rich de Nederbelg.

Kano

PAL unveils ambitious plan to build own airport


GMA August 30, 2012

With new investors clearly in the picture and committed to pursuing a more profitable path in global aviation, flag carrier Philippine Airlines intends to build a new airport of its own in a 2,000-heactare property 15 minutes away from Makati City.

In a report to shareholders during a meeting Thursday in Manila's Century Park-Sheraton Hotel, PAL chairman Lucio Tan said investments are being made to put the airline firmly on the path to future growth.

The planned air terminal with four runways will be presented to President Benigno Aquino III for approval, PAL president Ramon S. Ang told reporters during a press conference after the stockholders' meeting.

This is to ensure the project is aligned with the Aquino administration's tourism master plan, according to the PAL president.

PAL would start building the new terminal in 2013, hiring Korean contractors, as soon as the President approves the project. "We can finish the terminal in three years," Ang said.

He declined to give further details of the project, other than saying it would be easy to get financing with a $500-million equity. Ang added he is now in talks with potential investors.

"Despite multiple challenges last year, PAL stayed the course and dramatically restructured its operations, enabling your airline to attract much-needed strategic investments and prime itself for sustained push in the years ahead," said Tan.

In a separate report, the airline noted it was back in the black with $11.4 million in net profit for fiscal first quarter ending June, 2012 — from a net loss of $10.6 million a year earlier.

Now, the airline said, it has put the difficulties of the past year behind and has gained stability as well as increased its yield, load factors and cargo volumes since new investors — principally San Miguel Corp. — came in last April.

The airline noted it incurred a net loss of $99.79 million in fiscal year 2011-2012, mainly because of a debilitating labor row, the Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster with its accompanying nuclear crisis, and a regime of volatile fuel prices amid civil strife in the Middle East and North Africa.

PAL's comprehensive loss of $99.79 million in the 12 months to March 31, 2012 was a "stark reversal" from the $72.52 million income a year earlier. Tan said. – VS, GMA News


Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/271879/economy/companies/pal-unveils-ambitious-plan-to-build-own-airport
Daar waar de regenboog eindigt daar zal ik nooit komen totdat ik daar ooit zal zijn

Kano

PAL to fly Manila-Toronto direct by November


by Rappler.com Posted on 09/02/2012


MANILA, Philippines - Local legacy carrier Philippine Airlines is preparing to mount direct flights from Manila to Toronto starting on November 30, airline executives said.

PAL president Ramon S. Ang said in a recent event that this new route will involve re-aligning its current flight entitlements, which are all currently focused on the Manila-Vancouver route.

"We will serve not only Vancouver but Toronto as well," Ang told reporters.

PAL is currently the only local airline flying between the Philippines and Canada, which is host to tens of thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

The legacy carrier, which has new owners and is expecting the staggered delivery of brand new planes, is dependent on the agreed number of flights, destinations, type of aircraft to be used that are set during bilateral air negotiations between the Philippine and Canadian governments.

3 for Toronto, 4 for Vancouver

Since PAL has been granted by the Philippine government all the 7 flights a week for the Manila-Vancouver route, PAL officer-in-charge for commercial group Rafael Rollan said they will allocate some of the entitlements to pursue its Manila-Toronto route plans.

Of the 7 allowed flights per week, Rollan said they are looking at using 3 for the new Manila-Toronto service and 4 will remain for its Manila-Vancouver operation.

"There will be 4 entitlements for our Manila-Vancouver and the other 3 will be used to fly Manila-Toronto non-stop. The realignment of flight frequencies will begin on November 30. As we speak, we are finalizing the pricing," said Rollan in an interview.

"Maybe by mid-September the pricing will be uploaded in our website already," he added.

"We want to test Toronto. We will try to develop the market," he added.

Additional rights

Since PAL's existing operations already used up all the commercial flight entitlements agreed by both countries, PAL is considering two options.

One is to seek for additional 7 flight entitlements on top of the existing one to pursue their plans for the Canada routes.

"Ideally, if we can secure another 7 or more that is what we want," Rollan said.

Second option is to rent or code-share the flight entitlements assigned to its counterpart, legacy carrier Air Canada. Just like PAL, Air Canada is also allowed to mount 7 flights a week to Manila.

Since Air Canada is not mounting flights to Manila, Rollan said PAL wrote to Air Canada to ask if a code-sharing arrangement is possible.

"That is what we are trying. We wrote them a letter but they have not responded to us. They also have 7 but unutilized entitlements. Hopefully, they could lend us their frequencies through code-share because this arrangement was done before," said Rollan.

Competition

PAL has similar code-sharing arrangements with Middle East airlines. Even if PAL is not mounting flights to Middle East destinations, it can technically sell and earn from its rights in Middle East routes through code-sharing with foreign airlines.

Rival Cebu Pacific has been keen on snapping these Middle East routes from PAL as the long-haul routes for the local carriers become another hotbed for competition among industry players.

Both Philippine carriers have been buying new aircraft for routes beyond 4-hours.

PAL's Ang has previously said that "in the near future, PAL will fly non-stop to Toronto, Paris, New York City and in the Middle East."

PAL is currently controlled by the country's biggest conglomerate, San Miguel Corp., which has been pumping fresh equity in the previously financially challenged local airline. -


Surce: http://www.rappler.com/business/11614-pal-to-fly-direct-from-manila-to-toronto-by-november
Daar waar de regenboog eindigt daar zal ik nooit komen totdat ik daar ooit zal zijn

Kano

Luxe logeren in de lucht


Telegraaf 5 sept 2012

Wie denkt dat hij droomt als hij dit vliegtuig instapt, wordt vergeven. Welkom aan boord van de eerste Boeing 747 Aeroloft: een luxe slaapvertrek voor acht personen boven de rest van de passagiers.


Lees verder en zie de foto''s : http://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/12894005/__Luxe_logeren_in_de_lucht__.html
Daar waar de regenboog eindigt daar zal ik nooit komen totdat ik daar ooit zal zijn

Kano

Nederlandse luchtruim op de schop


Telegraaf, 10 sept 2012

Het Nederlandse luchtruim gaat drastisch op de schop. Vliegtuigen zullen efficiëntere routes gaan vliegen, waardoor Schiphol kan groeien en de kans op botsingen in de lucht sterk zullen afnemen.....................http://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/12917315/__Luchtruim_op_de_schop__.html

Daar waar de regenboog eindigt daar zal ik nooit komen totdat ik daar ooit zal zijn

Kano

NAIA not included in 'world's scariest airports'

 
Journal on line  Monday, September 10, 2012


ALTHOUGH the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is listed as one of the "world's worst airports," it is not included in the list of the "Eight Scariest Airports of the World" based on the latest report made by an international travelers group.

The eight feared airports, according to the study, were named based on their location, site, and length of  runway. These are the Princess Juliana International Airport in Saint Martin-Eastern Caribbean which is said to have a short landing strip with only 2,180 meters;

Barra International Airport in Barra Island, Scotland where aircrafts have to land on the beach;

Courchevel Airport in France, the only airport located at the top of the ski area of the French Alps with only half a kilometer runway length;

Gibraltar Airport in Gibraltar whose  runway is located in the middle of a busy road compelling authorities to put "railroad-style crossing gates" to warn motorists of an incoming or outgoing aircraft;

Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport in Netherlands which has the shortest runway in the world and a landing strip surrounded by mountains;

Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan which sets on an artificial island with an area of 2.5 miles long and 1.6 miles wide;

Lukla Airport in Nepal, which has an L-shaped runway and located at the edge of the mountain. Observers say one slight pilot error during landing and take off would mean an air disaster, and the Madeira International Airport in Portugal said to be the hardest for the pilot to maneuver.

Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/national/37694-naia-not-included-in-worlds-scariest-airports


P.S. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport betreft het vliegveld op het eiland Saba (Nederlandse Antillen)
Daar waar de regenboog eindigt daar zal ik nooit komen totdat ik daar ooit zal zijn

Tinulang_Manok

Citaat van: Kano op maandag 10 september 2012, 12:12:20

P.S. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport betreft het vliegveld op het eiland Saba (Nederlandse Antillen)


Dat ziet er inderdaad scary uit....
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Mawibata

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Citaat van: Tinulang_Manok op maandag 10 september 2012, 12:23:08
Citaat van: Kano op maandag 10 september 2012, 12:12:20

P.S. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport betreft het vliegveld op het eiland Saba (Nederlandse Antillen)


Dat ziet er inderdaad scary uit....

Landingsstrip van 400m. Als je aankomst scheert hij vlak langs een rots en bij de start vol in de toeren, handrem los en daarna maar afwachten, terug kan niet meer. Maar ach er gebeurt eigenlijk nooit iets. Winair-toestellen met 15 inzittenden is max......
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