Airline Races ?
Yesterday evening I checked the airspace situation over Manila (MNL/RPLL). I do this rather often when we expect guests, to check the congestion around NAIA. I got a bit astonished, when I saw CEB...
Category: Airlines & Airports
Bureau of Immigration is very busy
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) had been very busy during the last weeks. There are two new regulations, one belonging to foreign expatriates and longtime tourists the other one aiming Filipino tourists. Foreign expatriates...
Asian Aerospace – Air Charter and more
Yesterday evening we got an e-mail from Asian Aerospace Corp. They wrote that they were interested to be listed in our Air Charter page. Within minutes after request, they sent us a copy of their...
New Arrival and Departure Cards
The new Arrival and Departure cards of the Philippines Bureau of Immigration have been introduced yesterday, March 1, 2014. The Arrival Card Arriving Filipinos no longer have to fill out the new immigration arrival...
All Xi’An MA-60 grounded
Xi’an Aircraft Industry Co has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to suspend operations of the MA-60 turboprops across the country. On 4 February 2014, the landing gear of an MA-60...
The Cebu Tiger – Customers pay the bill
Has the big cleanup begun in the Philippines airline industry? A few hours after the CAB, the Civil Aeronautics Board, had approved the take-over of Tiger Air Philippines by Cebu Pacific Air, the industry reacts...
NAIA eyes paperless, even ‘queueless’ system
NEW by March 1, 2014: Arriving Filipinos no longer have to fill out the new immigration arrival cards while foreigners, including Philippine passport holders with existing immigrant status, will be required to fill out...
New certified air charter company
We are pleased to inform you that we could accept a new certified air charter company in our list. Far East Aviation Services is an air charter company in Mactan Cebu. With their 8...
Airbus in the mud
Saturday morning an Airbus A319 of Cebu Pacific Air got stuck in mud at the edge of the runaway at the Butuan Bancasi Airport (BXU/RPME). Flight 5J-220 failed to take off because its front...
CAAP – FAILED !
CAAP, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, failed again to bring the country’s aviation out of FAA Category 2. Last week, we had the feeling that something went wrong again. Now we have...
Have you packed your luggage, Mr. Andrews?
Last year, CAAP deputy director general, John Andrews, said that he would “resign” should the FAA upgrade to “Category 1” not come to pass by the end of 2013. “If this does not happen before the end of the...
Laguindingan airport – a crippled project
Laguindingan Internatinal Airport between Cagayn de Oro and Iligan got a new name: “Di Malandingan”. This local word means in plain English “Not clear for landing”. The CGY airport operates since its opening last year...
Airline Fares – correct and incorrect
Today I found two commercial messages in my e-mail. The 2 big Pinoy airlines want to sell their seats. Before I comment, have a look at the pictures. Do you really believe that you...
Cebu Pacific / Tigerair Deal – DONE!
Cebu Pacific Air takes over Tigerair (Philippines)! A press-conference of the two companies was held at 10 a.m. this morning. Cebu Pacific Air is a unit of JG Summit Holdings, while Tiger Air is the...
Z(P)est Air again
A Zest Air plane skidded off the runway of the Kalibo airport in Aklan on Thursday afternoon, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Aviation Security Group...
Having problems to contact Manila Airport (NAIA)?
Wondering why you can’t contact the phones at the Manila International Airport Authority offices? Telephones at the MIAA offices, including the Airport Dignitaries Lounge and Airport Public Affairs Office, have been unreachable for the...
Top Secret Islands – Caramoan and Camiguin
While we are in Camarines Sur and are looking for transportation to the hidden paradise of the Caramoan Islands, we learn that our own little Paradise – Camiguin – got again more secret. The...
Good News: Subic Seaplane is fully cerified
Last Monday I had been a bit hard with Subic Seaplane. The airline could prove that they are fully certified and therefore legally allowed to transport passengers in their two seaplanes. Copies of the...
Seaplanes – or compare apples and durians
Last week I published 2 marine traffic maps of the ports of Monaco and Manila A friend commented that article “one cannot compare apples with durians…”. A bit hard, but somehow right. Today I...
No more paper tickets needed
There’s no need to print your plane tickets any more. Passengers at all international ports of entry and exit in the country may present their electronic tickets using their smartphones and tablets. In a...
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