Kalibo International Airport is missing 50 Million Pesos (USD 1 Million) from Terminal Fee collection. It seems that ticket (fee) collectors have put the money in their own pockets. The INQUIRER reports that 11 contractual...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Kingdom of Thailand does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been assigned a Category 2...
About a week ago we wrote about the grounding of SKYJET and SEAIR-I. We rated the action as: “Everything looks like an emergency operation of the CAAP top management”. See here. Since then we followed...
CAAP, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines grounded two airlines yesterday. SkyJet Airlines and South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) were forced to suspend operations. Everything looks like an emergency operation of the CAAP top...
Cebu Pacific Fined 25 Million Pesos for Holiday Disaster. The airline was fined based on the 10,400 passengers that were affected by the operational glitches from December 23 to 26. According to Victor Luciano of...
The orphan airport project in Laguindingan (CGY/RPMY) between Cagayan de Oro and Iligan runs into more problems. AirAsia Zest announced that they cease operation in CGY/RPMY by end of March 2014. At present, there...
A team from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) is evaluating the safety of Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) will host a meeting in Cebu next year. This is why their Airport Safety Evaluation...
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...
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 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...
CAAP has not yet printed their own stickers. So they asked their friends from LTFRB to give them a hand full of their stickers. As an immediate action following the plowing adventure of a...
I already wrote about “Saint Zest“. And now there is a wonder! Zest is really a Saint. Zest is flying again, at least 3 aircraft of Z(P)est Air are allowed to fly. CAAP said Zest...
The Civil Aviation Regulators (CAAP) yesterday allowed Zest Airways, Inc. to resume one flight, with the total lifting of a suspension imposed last week to depend on the outcome of safety inspections. Asked...
While surfing in the Philippines’ airlines waves we found “Saint Zest”! 2Z also known as Zest Air or Pest Air had been grounded Friday by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). CAAP listed...
Zest Air has been grounded by CAAP due to safety violations! Zest Air had encountered several air incidents and accidents in the past. The reasons for the suspensions are multiple. Maybe the AirAsia take-over just...
You surely remember the runway excursion that happened on June 2 in Davao. 3 weeks later the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has suspended the pilot and co-pilot of Cebu Pacific Air and...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the USA will lift upwards the aviation rating of the country following successful audit from Geneva based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Photo courtesy of CAAP In a...
The Philippines have once been a technologically rather advanced country with well trained people. But then education got neglected and funds flowed in the wrong pockets. The results are known: Air Transportation: – FAA...
Next Monday, April 22, 2013, the government will publish the bid documents worth PHP 434.5 million of contracts for upgrading night landing operations in 8 airports across the country. The introduction of the bid document reads: “The...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has again failed to pass the audit of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) conducted from February 18 to 22. The ICAO team informed the CAAP...
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