LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)-Area 5 announced on Friday afternoon, June 9, that no flights have been cancelled at Bicol International Airport (BIA) amid the situation at Mayon Volcano. "This is to inform the air riding public that, in so far as...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Tuesday, June 6, said that three notices to airmen are currently up due to the alerts raised on Mayon, Taal and Kanlaon volcanoes. *CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio (Screenshot taken from PTV’s Facebook Live) * In a “Laging Handa”...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced on Friday, May 5, that the corrective maintenance activity to fix the country's air traffic system be shortened. (Photo: CAAP) After a series of process reviews and simulations, the maintenance activity for the Air Traffic Management...
The entire Philippine airspace will be shut down for several hours on May 3 and 17 as necessary repairs and upgrades will be conducted by the government to fix the issues hounding the country’s air traffic management system (ATMS), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced....
BUTUAN CITY – The state-of-the art, newly expanded Butuan City Airport has opened following the completion of a P17-million development project. THE new look Butuan City Airport. (CAAP Area 12 FB) The Butuan Airport, a Principal Class 1 Airport serving here and neighboring areas in Northeastern...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said on Friday, March 10 the filing of administrative cases should have been recommended against key officials and personnel of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for the New Year’s Day fiasco. The minority leader said that...
No one is above accountability for the systems glitch that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year’s Day, Sen. Grace Poe said on Thursday, March 9. Poe, chairman of the Senate public services committee, emphasized that whether past or present administration, she would make...
Senators on Tuesday, February 21 scored officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Philippine National Police Aviation Security (PNP-AVSEC) Group National Capital Region Aviation Security, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) for finger-pointing when they were...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, that the wreckage found near the crater of the Mayon Volcano in Albay belongs to the Cessna plane that went missing shortly after its take off at the Bicol International Airport. In a statement, the CAAP said that...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will start its investigation into the alleged human trafficking incident that occurred at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last week on Tuesday, February 21. The office of Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairman of the blue ribbon panel, released the...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) would not confirm if the aircraft seen near the crater of the Mayon Volcano was the same small plane that went missing after its takeoff at the Bicol International Airport in Albay. In a statement, CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said they still...
A Cessna plane with four people on board went missing, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said on Saturday, Feb 18. In a statement, the CAAP said the Cessna 340 took off from the Bicol International Airport at 6:43 a.m. on Saturday, with a pilot, a crew and two passengers. The...
