PAL vows to end dispute with workers
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) long history of dealing with labor woes may finally end with the company’s new management making serious attempts to restore good relations with its workers.
View ArticlePAL eyes Brazil
While plans to expand operations to the United States have been put on hold, flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has set its sights southward as it makes plans to fly to Latin America’s biggest...
View ArticlePAL urges gov’t to seek more flight rights
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has urged the government to ramp up efforts to negotiate for more flights to various countries considered as untapped or underserved markets for local airlines.
View ArticleCourt of Tax Appeals rulings favor Waterfront, PAL
The Court of Tax Appeals foiled the taxman’s pursuit of arrears from Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, ruling that the company even exceeded its dues.
View ArticlePAL hiring more this year
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will continue to hire more flight attendants and pilots this year to support its aggressive expansion program this year.
View ArticleAppeals court junks PAL workers’ bid vs outsourcing
The Court of Appeals has upheld Malacañang in its decision to allow Philippine Airlines to axe 2,600 employees in 2010, saying this was a valid management move to revive the money-losing airline.
View ArticlePAL launches promo, eyes bigger market share
Striving to return to the top of the heap in the local air travel industry, flag carrier Philippine Airlines has unveiled a new promo that lets customers use their discounted tickets almost as soon as...
View ArticleRoute of the problem
When the country’s flag carrier, Philippine Airlines, or PAL, launched last week its 12 new routes, seated beside each other at the table were PAL president Ramon S. Ang and Tourism Secretary Ramon...
View ArticlePAL to launch flights to Brazil before yearend
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to mount daily flights to Brazil before the end of the year—ahead of the football World Cup in South America’s biggest country next year.
View ArticlePAL starts flying to new routes in Australia
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines opened new routes to Australia this week in line with the company’s aggressive expansion using brand-new aircraft.
View ArticleTexting in flight
Some friends of tycoon Ramon Ang were puzzled to receive an SMS last week from the San Miguel Corp. and Philippine Airlines president that sounded a lot like a spam text message.
View ArticleSMC to invest $500M in plane leasing firm
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. plans to invest $500 million in an aircraft-leasing company to support the expansion of Philippine Airlines, SMC president Ramon S. Ang said on Tuesday.
View ArticleBreaktime: PAL’s tomato catch-up
Just a few months after San Miguel Corp. bought into the country’s first flag carrier, Philippine Airlines, last year, PAL immediately made the largest aircraft purchase in Philippine history.
View ArticlePAL lands in London after 15 years
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) resumed commercial flights to Europe for the first time in 15 years via Heathrow airport in London, the first of a small group of European cities that the airline...
View ArticlePAL, union forge accord
The Philippine Airlines (PAL) management and union have forged an agreement to end a three-year-old industrial action that followed a strike launched by the workers in protest against a controversial...
View ArticlePAL starts flights to Haneda in Japan
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will start flying to Haneda Airport twice a day starting March 30, allowing travelers an alternative air gateway to Japan, a statement on Thursday showed.
View ArticlePAL to fly to NY, major US cities
Philippine Airlines (PAL) will open services to New York, Chicago, Florida and other major cities in the United States within a year following the removal of the Philippines from the air safety...
View ArticlePAL expects turnaround this year
Philippine Airlines (PAL) may end years of losses in 2014 with a costly writedown from retiring old planes out of the way as the flag carrier remains bullish on new routes, its top official said.
View ArticlePAL for the course
Whether or not the family of taipan Lucio Tan would make good on their tender to get back the whole of Philippine Airlines from San Miguel, the financial markets would probably consider it as an...
View Article4 banks funding PAL buyback
The group of tycoon Lucio Tan is raising $780 million to cement control of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) through a bridge financing from four big local banks, with the bulk to come from banks...
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