A carbon offsetting strategy is being proposed for the fuel usage of the aviation industry, but the policy terrain remains uncertain how the Department of Energy (DOE) and the government in general will be advancing this as part of the country’s overall decarbonization pathway. The energy...
The Lopez Group's INAEC Aviation Corporation has received its Stage 3 accreditation from the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (ISBAO), making it the first and only air transport operator in the country to get the accreditation for the level from ISBAO. The...
Only 16 of the 219 aviation industry operators, who were identified as critically impacted business owners in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, got financial assistance from the P300 million allotted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and received P52.8 million in “excess...
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is holding a technical mission in the country on Air Traffic Management (ATM), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) disclosed on Monday, July 17. CAAP Director General Manuel Antonio Tamayo said the training sessions will...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has commended one of its employees at the Bacolod-Silay Airport for returning a wallet containing P25,000 worth of cash in peso and US dollar denominations. Bacolod-Silay Airport Acting Manager Roel Q. Aranzado said Rick John D. Conlu found...
bp ventures, the venture capital business unit advancing the net zero goal of multinational energy firm BP, is injecting $10 million into WasteFuel Global, a subsidiary of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. With the investment, Prime Infra reiterated in a press statement that WasteFuel is...
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”...
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...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday, Feb. 20, welcomed the additional P500 million fund earmarked by the Congress for the upgrade and runway extension of the Antique Airport to boost Western Visayas’ tourism, at the same time, lower airfares. Under the 2023 General Appropriations...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — AirAsia Philippines is increasing its current fleet from 14 to 24 aircraft, expecting to double its passenger load as it re-starts more international routes in 2023. The budget airline will receive 10 additional aircraft this year to boost both passenger and cargo...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should look into revamping the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippine (CAAP) and CAAP officials should look into resigning. ‘’i think CAAP management should already do what is right which is to resign. Out of delicadeza,’’ Senator Sherwin...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino has urged the leadership of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to take advantage of a specific treaty that would help modernize the country’s existing air traffic control system. Tolentino was referring to the 1944 Chicago Convention on...
