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Yahnih wrote:According to PAL and another blog.. the deliveries for their a321neo begin February and will feature lie flat business seats! With IFE in both cabins.. PAL is taking this 5 star seriously!http://philippine-aviation-forum.29460.n7.nabble.com/Airlines-in-the-Philippines-td2i1560.html
Yahnih wrote:According to PAL and another blog.. the deliveries for their a321neo begin February and will feature lie flat business seats! With IFE in both cabins.. PAL is taking this 5 star seriously!http://philippine-aviation-forum.29460.n7.nabble.com/Airlines-in-the-Philippines-td2i1560.html
idp5601 wrote:Yahnih wrote:According to PAL and another blog.. the deliveries for their a321neo begin February and will feature lie flat business seats! With IFE in both cabins.. PAL is taking this 5 star seriously!http://philippine-aviation-forum.29460.n7.nabble.com/Airlines-in-the-Philippines-td2i1560.html
So I'm confused: will they install lie flat C seats on both ACF and LR? Or will it be for the latter only?
Also, speaking of 5 star, will they retrofit the remaining A330s and the older 777s to the new C, W, and Y product? From what I recall consistency is a very big factor with Skytrax ratings, so standardizing the hard products would be very helpful for them if they want their fourth and fifth star.
LurveBus wrote:however, for flights of up to 8 hours, it shouldn't be that bad.
They're targeting BNE and India with this plane, but it would be kinda sad for MEL if they got it too. It would be a downgrade. While daily MEL would be welcome for schedules, their new a330 product is getting rave reviews.
LurveBus wrote:Another thing to note is a further reduction of the seat count. It went from 176 to 168.
LurveBus wrote:Strictly speaking, PAL isn't taking the LR.
LurveBus wrote:Now, for the 777s, they might just let the leases expire as opposed to overhauling the product, especially since PAL has 6 more a350 options.
ZK-NBT wrote:MNL-AKL is 4979NM, the range of the A321NEO is around 4000NM, no chance of it doing MNL-AKL, MEL at just under 4000NM will be a struggle, BNE at 3500 should be doable with probably a few restrictions as well.
Devilfish wrote:ZK-NBT wrote:MNL-AKL is 4979NM, the range of the A321NEO is around 4000NM, no chance of it doing MNL-AKL, MEL at just under 4000NM will be a struggle, BNE at 3500 should be doable with probably a few restrictions as well.
That figure is in statute miles.....note that I even posited a notional A321LR+ to make up for the "shortfall". Absent such aircraft, PR could "complicate" their fleet and piggyback on possible new-build 767 orders, wait for the nebulous 797, or horrors, pick up a couple of HA's unloved A338neo
ZK-NBT wrote:Yea sorry, I’m sure I put that in and it just gave NM. Wish they had one way of measuring, it can get confusing.
ZK-NBT wrote:AKL can probably be done with the newer A333. What are load factors like? They could drop to 2 weekly in the NS but at least the A333 would lower operating costs.
cityairline wrote:You guys are talking about the A321neo on MEL, but don't forget that PAL has stated several times that they are very interested in sending the aircraft to SYD as welll, to be able to increase to double daily. That would enable them to sell LHR-MNL-SYD (and return) every day with smooth connections. Today, you can only connect 4 times a week in one direction and 3 times a week the other way...
Devilfish wrote:If that bait and switch approach was indicative of what is in store for Bulakan, then we'd take our chances with a renovated MNL & CRK.
idp5601 wrote:This is a valid concern, but to be fair to SMC they know what they're going to deal with RE: the proposed Bulakan airport.
idp5601 wrote:Unlike MPH, which is and for the foreseeable future a minor, (relatively) lower-yielding airport compared to the airports in Mega Manila, CEB, and DVO, this airport is a much bigger deal because it's going to be our premier international gateway.
Yahnih wrote:The new a321 will Be lie flat. It was stated in their Mabunay magazine
Akiestar wrote:Posting from SkyscraperCity: looks like they're making good progress with building out CEB's Terminal 2!
flyingdoc787 wrote:I'm hoping PAL will put the kiss mark and "Love Bus" decals on their A350 (even with the current "Sunriser" logo). I still remember the TV ad that went with that- a woman kisses her businessman husband as he leaves for the airport, and the kiss mark on his cheek becomes the kiss mark on the A300!
On that note, any word on PAL "updating" their livery?
Akiestar wrote:flyingdoc787 wrote:I'm hoping PAL will put the kiss mark and "Love Bus" decals on their A350 (even with the current "Sunriser" logo). I still remember the TV ad that went with that- a woman kisses her businessman husband as he leaves for the airport, and the kiss mark on his cheek becomes the kiss mark on the A300!
On that note, any word on PAL "updating" their livery?
That would be an interesting sight for sure! PR could use a retro livery or two.
As for the updated livery, nothing yet as far as I know. I wonder how they'd integrate the tail though to the fuselage to form a cheatline of sorts. Maybe something more than this Behance proposal.
Devilfish wrote:No worry. If every other option dims, I guess PR would just let this soldier on there for a little bit longer..... .....
.....it being the most derided plane in the fleet notwithstanding!
MHG wrote:Has anyone an idea why 5J pulls out of CEB-TPE ? Giving up against BR ???
flyingdoc787 wrote:I'm hoping PAL will put the kiss mark and "Love Bus" decals on their A350 (even with the current "Sunriser" logo). I still remember the TV ad that went with that
Akiestar wrote:That would be an interesting sight for sure! PR could use a retro livery or two.
Akiestar wrote:As for the updated livery, nothing yet as far as I know. I wonder how they'd integrate the tail though to the fuselage to form a cheatline of sorts. Maybe something more than this Behance proposal.
idp5601 wrote:The sailed triangle logo/tail design just needs a little bit of work TBH - no need to replace it with a new one and it's basically a Philippine icon at this point. What they need, IMO, is a new font- the one they currently use looks cheap and dated. Same goes for their bland and boring Eurowhite livery; they should at least add some colourful designs on the fuselage.
airlineaddict wrote:Just saw that the A340 is scheduled for the morning LAX MNL flight in late March. Yuck is right!
georgiabill wrote:Has Cebu decided on adding 77W"S to open North American routes? If so how many,bought or leased? If not are they looking at 787'S or A359'S or have the decided to hold off on North American route expansion?
Akiestar wrote:flyingdoc787 wrote:I'm hoping PAL will put the kiss mark and "Love Bus" decals on their A350 (even with the current "Sunriser" logo). I still remember the TV ad that went with that- a woman kisses her businessman husband as he leaves for the airport, and the kiss mark on his cheek becomes the kiss mark on the A300!
On that note, any word on PAL "updating" their livery?
That would be an interesting sight for sure! PR could use a retro livery or two.
As for the updated livery, nothing yet as far as I know. I wonder how they'd integrate the tail though to the fuselage to form a cheatline of sorts. Maybe something more than this Behance proposal.
LurveBus wrote:Anyway, the A350s might not arrive that early. Which makes one think that the A340s should’ve been refurbished as soon as they were acquired if it would’ve been known that they’d be in the fleet for this long
luchtzak wrote:Philippine AirAsia cooling down brakes procedure with cardboard:
Philippine Airlines said it will mount non-stop flights to Brisbane, Australia, India and the US East Coast via the polar route this year.
PAL, the flag carrier led by tycoon Lucio Tan, said it would deploy new Airbus A321 NEOs by February and A350s by June for these international flights.
SleeplessInZh wrote:Will be qatar airways the investor?i hope not etihad airways,bad investor.ana is not good enough.lufthansa?not the best either.lets hope for qatar or emirates!one world is the best for them.but cathay is a jealous company.
SleeplessInZh wrote:Will be qatar airways the investor?i hope not etihad airways,bad investor.ana is not good enough.lufthansa?not the best either.lets hope for qatar or emirates!one world is the best for them.but cathay is a jealous company.
hayzel777 wrote:SleeplessInZh wrote:Will be qatar airways the investor?i hope not etihad airways,bad investor.ana is not good enough.lufthansa?not the best either.lets hope for qatar or emirates!one world is the best for them.but cathay is a jealous company.
Emirates doesn't do investments in other airlines.
idp5601 wrote:Akiestar wrote:flyingdoc787 wrote:I'm hoping PAL will put the kiss mark and "Love Bus" decals on their A350 (even with the current "Sunriser" logo). I still remember the TV ad that went with that- a woman kisses her businessman husband as he leaves for the airport, and the kiss mark on his cheek becomes the kiss mark on the A300!
On that note, any word on PAL "updating" their livery?
That would be an interesting sight for sure! PR could use a retro livery or two.
As for the updated livery, nothing yet as far as I know. I wonder how they'd integrate the tail though to the fuselage to form a cheatline of sorts. Maybe something more than this Behance proposal.
The sailed triangle logo/tail design just needs a little bit of work TBH - no need to replace it with a new one and it's basically a Philippine icon at this point. What they need, IMO, is a new font- the one they currently use looks cheap and dated. Same goes for their bland and boring Eurowhite livery; they should at least add some colourful designs on the fuselage.
SleeplessInZh wrote:Devilfish whats your name in skyscrapercity?
SleeplessInZh wrote:hayzel777 wrote:SleeplessInZh wrote:Will be qatar airways the investor?i hope not etihad airways,bad investor.ana is not good enough.lufthansa?not the best either.lets hope for qatar or emirates!one world is the best for them.but cathay is a jealous company.
Emirates doesn't do investments in other airlines.
I know.hehe.but would be surprising if emirates will invest and take pal as their first...and why.?..growing economy with a population of 100million.ramon ang should now build the aetropolis...to give investors a bigger impact.
The National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) will decide this month whether or not it will green-light San Miguel Corp.’s proposed airport project in Bulacan.
“It was discussed in the ICC technical board. We asked DOTr [the Department of Transportation] to submit additional information to enable us to validate some of the assumptions,” Neda Undersecretary Rolando G. Tungpalan told reporters last week.
According to Tungpalan, certain assumptions vital to reaching a decision had to be amplified such as the project’s revenue sources.
“Six suspects who are employees of MIASCOR were placed under preventive suspension for the pilferage of the luggage of one Jovenil Dela Cruz of Pandi, Bulacan whose experience was posted in Facebook and went viral,” Clark airport acting president Alexander Cauguiran said in a statement on Thursday.
“I will also recommend to MIASCOR the termination from employment of these suspects,” Cauguiran said, adding that measures were being undertaken with airlines and ground handlers to ensure such incidents would not happen again.
Dela Cruz uploaded a video on Facebook on Wednesday where he expressed his dismay after he discovered his luggage and boxes were pilfered.
“We are asking airlines to help us by opening new routes,” Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo said in a forum yesterday.
Teo said more airlines should operate more flights to Palawan, Cebu and Clark in Pampanga.
She earlier encouraged Chinese charter operators to mount flights to other airports such as Clark, Palawan, Davao and Cebu.
The authority to manage the airport in Bantayan Island has been transferred from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority(MCIAA) last Friday.
MCIAA Operations Manager Cristina Matondo told The FREEMAN that the ceremonial turnover was done last Friday with her as the representative of the airport management and Engineer Fermin Agpasa representing CAAP.
Matondo said the island airport continues to accommodate small aviation operations. She clarified that it will be MCIAA that will manage and GMR-Megawide will not be taking part of it.
Philippines AirAsia Inc. plans to start mounting flights from Manila to Osaka, Japan in the second half.
“We secured some entitlements,” Philippines AirAsia chief executive officer Dexter Comendador told reporters.
He said the carrier is also considering launching flights to Osaka from Clark.
Akiestar wrote:First, the Philippine Daily Inquirer has stated that a decision on the Bulacan airport proposal will be made this month.The National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) will decide this month whether or not it will green-light San Miguel Corp.’s proposed airport project in Bulacan.
SleeplessInZh wrote:Will be qatar airways the investor?i hope not etihad airways,bad investor.ana is not good enough.lufthansa?not the best either.lets hope for qatar or emirates!one world is the best for them.but cathay is a jealous company.