Philippine Airlines

From Dominion of British Columbia
Philippine Airlines
Headquarters Pasay, Philippines
IATA code PR
ICAO code PAL
Call sign PHILIPPINE
Hubs Francisco Bango Int'l Airport, Davao
Mactan–Cebu Int'l Airport, Cebu City
Ninoy Aquino Int'l Airport, Manila (main)

Philippine Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Philippines, operating scheduled domestic and international services.

History

Philippine Airlines was established in 1941.

Incidents

  • 11 December 1957 DHBC-2 Heron 3B RP-C55 (c/n C325/1954), operating a scheduled flight from Ozamiz City to Pagadian, crashed during take-off due to a loss of control. Passing 75 feet after take-off, the aircraft suddenly banked left and lost altitude, catching fire after hitting some trees. It was determined that the weight of the passengers' hand luggage was not included in the weight calculations. Even with that weight included, the gross weight was still within the aircraft's MTOW; however, the passengers were mostly seated at the rear, the weight was distributed unevenly. This, as well as gusty winds and a high ambient temperature together with a too-steep climb on take-off contributed to the irrecoverable low-altitude stall. Of the ten passengers and two pilots, the pilot and one passenger were killed.
  • 27 July 1962 Heron 3B RP-C56 (c/n C372/1955) crashed during a training flight; both pilots were killed.
  • 20 May 1964 Philippine Airlines Heron 3B RP-C52 (c/n C313/1953), operating as Flight PR 26 from Siocon to Zamboanga, crashed in heavy weather near Sibuco Point. Despite near-zero visibility due to the heavy rain, the pilot continued to fly VFR into a heavy squall, and the aircraft went down over the rocky shoreline. All eleven passengers and two crew were killed.

Philippine Airlines in British Columbia

Philippine Airlines began services between Vancouver and Manila in 1983.

Fleet

Current

Historic

BC-made aircraft

Note: a green background indicates an aircraft in service, a yellow background indicates a retired aircraft, and a pink background indicates an aircraft lost in an accident.

Type Registration C/n Blt Acquisition Disposal
DHBC-2B Heron 3B RP-C51 C312 1953 1953, delivered new 1986, retired
DHBC-2B Heron 3B RP-C52 C313 1953 1953, delivered new 1964, destroyed
DHBC-2B Heron 3B RP-C53 C323 1954 1954, delivered new 1987, retired
DHBC-2B Heron 3B RP-C54 C324 1954 1954, delivered new 1986, retired
DHBC-2B Heron 3B RP-C55 C325 1954 1954, delivered new 1957, destroyed
DHBC-2B Heron 3B RP-C56 C372 1955 1955, delivered new 1962, destroyed
DHBC-2B Heron 3B RP-C57 C613 1960 1960, delivered new 1989, retired

Routes

Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to flights within the Philippines.

Airport Service area Destination Notes
Agana/Tamuning, Guam (GUM) International Manila (MNL)
Angeles City, Philippines (CRK) Domestic Busuanga/Coron (USU)
Caticlan (MPH)
Cebu City (CEB)
International Seoul–Incheon (ICN)
Bacolod City, Philippines (BCD) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Baguio City, Philippines (BAG) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (BWN) International Manila (MNL)
Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi), Thailand (BKK) International Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Basco, Philippines (BSO) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Beijing (Capital), PR China (PEK) International Manila (MNL)
Bicol, Philippines (DRP) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Borongan, Philippines (BPA) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Brisbane, Australia (BNE) International Manila (MNL)
Busan, South Korea (PUS) International Manila (MNL)
Busuanga/Coron, Philippines (USU) Domestic Angeles City (CRK)
Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Butuan City, Philippines (BXU) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines (CGY) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Calbayog City, Philippines (CYP) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (YYC) International Manila (MNL) via New York
New York–Kennedy (JFK) Originating in Manila
Catarman, Philippines (CRM) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Caticlan, Philippines (MPH) Domestic Angeles City (CRK)
Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Cebu City, Philippines (CEB) Domestic Angeles City (CRK)
Bacolod City (BCD)
Baguio City (BAG)
Borongan (BPA)
Busuanga/Coron (USU)
Butuan City (BXU)
Cagayan de Oro City (CGY)
Caticlan (MPH)
Cotabato City (CBO)
Davao City (DVO)
Del Carmen (IAO)
Iloilo City (ILO)
Manila (MNL)
Puerto Princesa (PPS)
Tacloban (TAC)
Zamboanga City (ZAM)
International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (BKK)
Nagoya (NGO)
Osaka–Kansai (KIX)
Seoul–Incheon (ICN)
Tokyo–Narita (NRT)
Cotabato City, Philippines (CBO) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Tawi Tawi Island (TWT)
Dammam, Saudi Arabia (DMM) International Manila (MNL)
Davao City, Philippines (DVO) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Iloilo City (ILO)
Manila (MNL)
Tagbilaran (TAG)
Del Carmen, Philippines (IAO) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Denpasar, Indonesia (DPS) International Manila (MNL)
Dipolog City, Philippines (DPL) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Doha, Qatar (DOH) International Manila (MNL)
Dubai, UAE (DXB) International Manila (MNL)
Dumaguete, Philippines (DGT) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Fukuoka, Japan (FUK) International Manila (MNL)
General Santos City, Philippines (GES) Domestic Iloilo City (ILO)
Manila (MNL)
Guangzhou, PR China (CAN) International Manila (MNL)
Hanoi, Vietnam (HAN) International Manila (MNL)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (SGN) International Manila (MNL)
Chek Lap Kok Int'l Airport, Hong Kong (HKG) International Manila (MNL)
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (HNL) International Los Angeles (LAX) Originating in Manila
Manila (MNL) Originating in Los Angeles
Iloilo City, Philippines (ILO) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Davao City (DVO)
General Santos City (GES)
Manila (MNL)
Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta), Indonesia (CGK) International Manila (MNL)
Kalibo, Philippines (KLO) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL) International Manila (MNL)
Laoag, Philippines (LAO) Domestic
Los Angeles, California, USA (LAX) International Honolulu (HNL) Continuing to Manila
Manila (MNL) via Honolulu
via Seoul
Seoul–Incheon (ICN) Continuing to Manila
Macau Int'l Airport, Macau (MFM) International Manila (MNL)
Manila, Philippines (MNL) Domestic Bacolod City (BCD)
Basco (BSO)
Bicol (DRP)
Busuanga/Coron (USU)
Butuan City (BXU)
Cagayan de Oro City (CGY)
Calbayog City (CYP)
Catarman (CRM)
Caticlan (MPH)
Cebu City (CEB)
Cotabato City (CBO)
Davao City (DVO)
Del Carmen (IAO)
Dipolog City (DPL)
Dumaguete (DGT)
General Santos City (GES)
Iloilo City (ILO)
Kalibo (KLO)
Laoag (LAO)
Ozamiz (OZC)
Pagadian (PAG)
Puerto Princesa (PPS)
Roxas (RXS)
San Jose (EUQ)
Tacloban (TAC)
Tagbilaran (TAG)
Zamboanga City (ZAM)
International Agana/Tamuning (GUM)
Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN)
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (BKK)
Beijing–Capital (PEK)
Brisbane (BNE)
Busan (PUS)
Calgary (YYC) via New York
Dammam (DMM)
Denpasar (DPS)
Doha (DOH)
Dubai (DXB)
Fukuoka (FUK)
Guangzhou (CAN)
Hanoi (HAN)
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
Hong Kong (HKG)
Honolulu (HNL) via Los Angeles
Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta (CGK)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Los Angeles (LAX) via Honolulu
via Seoul
Macau (MFM)
Melbourne (MEL)
Nagoya (NGO)
New York–Kennedy (JFK) Continuing to Calgary
Osaka–Kansai (KIX)
Phnom Penh (PNH)
Port Moresby (POM)
Quanzhou (JJN)
Riyadh (RUH)
San Francisco (SFO)
Seoul–Incheon (ICN) Continuing to Los Angeles
Shanghai–Pudong (PVG)
Singapore (SIN)
Sydney (SYD)
Taipei–Taoyuan (TPE)
Tianjin (TSN)
Tokyo–Haneda (HND)
Tokyo–Narita (NRT)
Toronto–Pearson (YYZ)
Vancouver (XVR)
Xiamen (XMN)
Melbourne, Australia (MEL) International Manila (MNL)
Nagoya, Japan (NGO) International Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
New York (John F. Kennedy), New York, USA (JFK) International Calgary (YYC) Originating in Manila
Manila (MNL) Originating in Calgary
Osaka (Kansai), Japan (KIX) International Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Ozamiz, Philippines (OZC) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Pagadian, Philippines (PAG) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (PNH) International Manila (MNL)
Port Moresby, PNG (POM) International Manila (MNL)
Puerto Princesa, Philippines (PPS) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Quanzhou, PR China (JJN) International Manila (MNL)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (RUH) International Manila (MNL)
Roxas, Philippines (RXS) Domestic Manila (MNL)
San Francisco, California, USA (SFO) International Manila (MNL)
San Jose, Philippines (EUQ) Domestic Manila (MNL)
Seoul (Incheon), South Korea (ICN) International Angeles City (CRK)
Cebu City (CEB)
Los Angeles (LAX) Originating in Manila
Manila (MNL) Originating in Los Angeles
Shanghai (Pudong), PR China (PVG) International Manila (MNL)
Singapore (SIN) International Manila (MNL)
Sydney, Australia (SYD) International Manila (MNL)
Tacloban, Philippines (TAC) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Tagbilaran, Philippines (TAG) Domestic Davao City (DVO)
Manila (MNL)
Taipei (Taoyuan), Rep. China (TPE) International Manila (MNL)
Tawi Tawi Island, Philippines (TWT) Domestic Cotabato City (CBO)
Zamboanga City (ZAM)
Tianjin, PR China (TSN) International Manila (MNL)
Tokyo (Haneda), Japan (HND) International Manila (MNL)
Tokyo (Narita), Japan (NRT) International Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Toronto (Lester B. Pearson), Ontario, Canada (YYZ) International Manila (MNL)
Vancouver, British Columbia (XVR) International Manila (MNL)
Xiamen, PR China (XMN) International Manila (MNL)
Zamboanga City, Philippines (ZAM) Domestic Cebu City (CEB)
Manila (MNL)
Tawi Tawi Island (TWT)