| Philippine Airlines, or affectionately called PAL, was born during the early years of World War II and has endured a lot over the years. PAL was very helpful to the United States during that war with a variety of air duties. PAL highly values strength and character and it isn't really all that surprising since these are traits valued by the locals of the home country as well. Since the turn of the twenty first century, Philippine Airlines has had some troubles, not the least of which is receivership. Thankfully that is over with and they have freed themselves of the legal status and moved on to grow and see better days.
Philippine Airlines' fleet includes Airbus A320 family class carriers and currently totals around 38 aircraft. Two Boeing 777-300 ER (Extended Range) fleet carriers are also part of their fleet. This is the largest twin-engine long-range jetliner currently being manufactured. This aircraft has unparalleled fuel economy and reliability. No other airliners can measure up to the Boeing 777-300 ER in any way. This airliner boasts increased levels of space increasing the passengers comfort. The payload weight and effective flying range are superior as well, on this carrier. In Asia, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the oldest airline to still use its original name. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila is the originating hub for this airline. Their other major flight hub is on the Philippine island of Cebu at Mactan-Cebu International Airport of Cebu City. Philippine Airlines services almost fifty different destinations all over the world both in their own country, in Asia and in North America. There is no other airline with the history that this airline has. PAL was created during the beginning of the second world war which, if you think about the challenges they had to fight over, makes it amazing that they succeeded.
PAL has designated their frequent flyer program - Mubahay Miles. This program was developed in 2002 when they wanted to create just one program from all their existing frequent flyer programs. They managed to make that happen before all the Asian financial market turmoil that soon followed. They made that move because it helped to make their business a bit more efficient. The main thing is to survive in business, and they did manage to pull that off after the Asian market crisis was over. Philippine Airlines has to carry a larger burden of social and financial responsibility than most, if not all, other major airlines. The reason for this is due to the small size of their country plus the general and chronic financial stress that exists in the Philippines. When you are living and operating in such a small area, it is wise to accept that you cannot ignore the realities of social circumstances. Consider they opened their own aviation flight school that trains people for aviation careers. Not only are they helping people in the Philippines, but they are providing aviation career opportunities in their country. When I am not trying to figure out how can I lose weight I enjoy tallking about Philllippine Airlines. |
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