Philippine Airlines

Overview

Philippine Airlines (PAL), also known historically (until 1970) as Philippine Air Lines, is the flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered at the PNB Financial Center in Pasay, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name. The primary hub of Philippine Airlines is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila. Its subsidiary PAL Express operates only regional routes while PAL operates both domestic (Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Kalibo, Manila and Zamboanga) and international routes. The airline operates both narrowbody and widebody fleets of Airbus aircraft and a widebody fleet of Boeing aircraft. It is the only airline in the Philippines to operate Boeing aircraft.