Travelers should brace for costlier airfares next month after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) raised the fuel surcharge level for both domestic and international flights. In an advisory dated Feb. 17, the CAB said the passenger and cargo fuel surcharge for domestic and international flights will...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now seeking the passage of a bill that seeks to rename the existing Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA) as the National Aviation Academy of the Philippines (NAAP). In filing Senate Bill No. 2969, Gatchalian said there is a need to promote aviation...
This satellite image shows three tropical cyclones surrounding the Philippines on November 13, 2024 (Courtesy of PAGASA) The occurrence of six consecutive, powerful tropical cyclones—ranging from severe tropical storms to super typhoons—“could be indicative of climate change,” according to...
United States (US) Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) highlighted how climate change continues to alter Earth's weather patterns, with findings showing that landslides in wetter and drier regions show similar sensitivity to precipitation extremes. In the study...
CLARK, Pampanga (AFP) – NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. CREW of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) DC-8...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez criticized the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Saturday, Aug. 19 for allegedly being concerned more on the profits of airline companies than on...
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has imposed a higher passenger and cargo fuel surcharge rate for domestic and international flights which may result to costlier airfares. Passengers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (File photo) In an advisory dated Wednesday, August 16, CAB Officer-in-Charge...
Senator Francis Tolentino has sought the modernization of the five-decade old Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC) that supposedly aims to establish a reliable aviation and aerospace industry in the country. Tolentino, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on National Defense...
Philippine colleges and universities have signed agreements on various programs with other Canadian colleges to produce more world-class manpower and graduates. (Photo courtesy of CHED) In a televised public briefing on Thursday, July 6, Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Chairman Prospero De...
The Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA) and the World Citi Colleges (WCC), through a signed agreement, partnered with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to produce "world-class" Filipino aircraft maintenance specialists and avionics technicians. Photo courtesy of CHED...
Senators on Wednesday, June 21 called for a tougher policy on air passengers rights to address the abuses, cancellations and delays in flights besetting travelers. Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) The call was raised during the Senate Committee on...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, April 4 called for a Senate inquiry into the alleged complaints from airline passengers and customers regarding overbooking, offloading nightmares and booking glitches against budget local carrier Cebu Pacific airlines. Binay said she will file a resolution...
