Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is reinforcing its presence in the United States (US) by opening new flight routes from San Francisco and Seattle through an expanded codeshare agreement with American Airlines. PAL will be connecting Filipinos to more US destinations after its request to...
Filipinos will soon be able to fly directly from Manila to Chicago after the United States (US) government approved flag carrier Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) request to operate the new transpacific service. In a notice of action dated April 9, seen by Manila Bulletin, the US Department of...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will soon mount direct flights to Chicago after Delta Air Lines Inc., the lone opposition to its proposed service, withdrew its appeal before the United States (US) government. Delta said in an April 3 regulatory filing, seen by Manila Bulletin, that it is...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) propelled its net income to over ₱10 billion in 2025, driven by strong passenger demand, offsetting a challenging year marked by higher expenses. In a public disclosure, PAL Holdings Inc. reported that PAL’s net income reached ₱10.07 billion last year,...
Moody’s Ratings has assigned a first-time ‘Ba2’ corporate family rating to Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL), citing the flag carrier’s dominant market position and rehabilitated balance sheet against the backdrop of looming energy emergency in the country. In a statement, Moody’s noted the...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is cutting down its international and domestic connectivity from regional airports as it looks to optimize services to minimize the impact of the Middle East conflict on its operations. In an advisory on Thursday, March 26, PAL said it is implementing...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it has shored up its jet fuel reserves for the “foreseeable future,” seeking to calm markets after President Marcos warned that the regional energy crisis could potentially ground the country’s carriers. In a statement on Wednesday, March 25, the flag carrier,...
ILOILO CITY – The only commercial flights to Antique – with a new P1.5-billion airport – thrice a week operated by Philippine Airlines (PAL) are scheduled to stop by the end of March. “This is disheartening,” said Antique Gov. Paolo Javier. The flag carrier will stop all turboprop flights...
Six years ago, Philippine Airlines (PAL) was flying through an existential storm, operating repatriation flights while the rest of the world’s hangars went dark. Today, the “Heart of the Filipino” has found its second wind. At a star-studded 85th-anniversary gala attended by President...
Foreign travelers with long layovers in Manila can now transform wait time at the airport into curated city experiences aboard the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Transit Tours in partnership with Philippine Airlines (PAL). DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the program lets tourists enjoy...
ILOILO CITY – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will study the viability of proposed direct international flights between Iloilo and Guam, an island territory of the United States in the Pacific. “This has to be studied,” said PAL Head of Philippine Sales Bryan Ang, following the...
Lucio Tan III stood on the same tarmac where his grandfather once cemented Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) global ambitions, a generational handover that pairs the flag carrier’s legacy with tech-driven pursuit of fiscal efficiency. The delivery of PAL’s first Airbus A350-1000—the centerpiece...
