Bobby27ph wrote:Bulacan and Cavite airports won’t cannibalize each other. They are being built by consortiums and private entities, not a big risk to the govt.
Cannibalization, competition etc are not all bad. It just means things are improving!
An
Infrawatch convenor thinks otherwise...ultimately, the traveling public and the local economy could suffer should one or both fail.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/ ... lling-naiaQuote:
"'All four airports will invariably compete for the same passengers and airlines even in the years prior to 2028, or the year when the first phase of SPIA will be completed, but the public and the government have yet to see whether Sangley and Bulacan will even be able to proceed to their full construction in the next five years,' Ridon told The STAR.
'If the government redevelops NAIA instead of repurposing it, the market will then decide which of the four airports will be most viable, particularly on their ease of access and flight availability,' he added."Bobby27ph wrote:The population of Metro Manila is very big, we deserve to have multiple airports. PH population is 3x that of Malaysia’s! Ticket prices will go down bec of having more options.
True, but did you consider what percentage of that is
business driven and what is
financially able to fly long distances on a
whim? Ticket prices will not necessarily go down when even airlines are
struggling to stay afloat.
Bobby27ph wrote:Emirates and Qatar can finally unleash their flagship aircraft and deploy them to Manila.
At a time when others are beginning to ban the
Whale in their airspace to curb emissions and help the environment.
'Unleash' is a very
apt word -- behemoths would bury local carriers in their wake. Unless Philippine-flagged airlines have the wherewithal to go head-to-head with both Sovereign-backed, petro-dollar flush competition. Would they give our airlines fifth-freedom rights for example, to even out the playing field a bit?
Lingon wrote:Slightly off topic, but fire is no concern. Steel beams start sagging at high temperatures, laminated wood is structurally stable. This means a fire in a big building with traditional steel beams could result in the roof caving in at a much earlier point in time. With glulam the possbilities to evacuate people/items in time are much higher.
My concern stems from not seeing sprinklers directed upward to the roof structure. Perhaps local authorities deem it a low enough risk as the soffit is high and the area wide open that airport
Fire & Rescue units could respond fairly quickly to an incident.
photo source: @Cess Quiben - 09/14/2022 
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https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-cgi/ ... g.3835388/posted on SkyscraperCity by: @ajosh821AB330 wrote:looks like RP-C3508 is being used by Marcos Jr as PR01 to New York also means only 1 A350-900 is in PAL regular pax service hence why they should have kept 3504 though its to late.
posted in SkyscraperCity by: @dongkarlo
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https://www.skyscrapercity.com/cdn-cgi/ ... g.3841567/As indicated, I believe it's in connection with his address to the
U.N. General Assembly, which makes me think a sizeable delegation was onboard too to conduct some
state business in
D.C. while he's at the
U.N. I do wonder though if
1251 was pre-positioned there for a quick side trip to the
U.K. to convey the country's respects.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... m_G280.jpgAB330 wrote:Just hope the Philippine Goverment will consider acquring its own aircraft in the future either the ACJ320neo or BBJ 737 Max 8 may fit the requirement with LTP providing maintenance
While I appreciate the range and extra capacity,
either may be too rich (read expensive) for the country's pocket, particularly now. Maybe when the country can better afford it in the future as you say, a
compromise could be made for a
'greener' TwoTwenty shown in #
189. And the Government could
even arrange a
modus vivendi with
PR and
LTPI so that such an expensive asset wouldn't be a hangar queen for much of its existence.
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Ordering or leasing new short-field ATR-42S in #211 may be too niche and prohibitive for the smaller carriers who might otherwise be interested.
new National Government Center with research labs, health institutions and technological hub as the best future use of this national patrimony.
Understandably, this blog was better versed on the matter.....
A deluge of incoming flights might hasten the completion of the ATC tower in the background of the bottom pic, which seems to be stalled. 