Air Manila
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| Founded | 1964 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1973 (merged into Philippine Airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Manila International Airport (Manila) | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Air Manila International | ||||||
| Fleet size | Defunct | ||||||
| Headquarters | Manila, Philippines | ||||||
Air Manila was a domestic airline in the Philippines. It was based out of Manila and operated propeller aircraft including the Handley Page Dart Herald,[1] Fokker F27 Friendship and Lockheed L-188 Electra.
In the 1970s Air Manila obtained five second-hand Boeing 707s, with the goal of starting an international air service under the name of "Air Manila International". This move was opposed by Philippine Airlines (PAL), the national flag-carrier. Under government pressure, Air Manila and Filipinas Orient Airways were merged into PAL in 1973.[2]
Fleet
At the time Air Manila was merged into Philippine Airlines, the airline operated two Boeing 737-300 and two McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft[3]
Accidents and incidents
On 4 June 1976, Air Manila Flight 702, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashed after taking off from an airport in Guam, killing all 45 on board and one person on the ground.[4]
References
- ↑ C. H. Barnes: Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1987, p. 624, ISBN 0 85177 803 8.
- ↑ Donohue, Ken (Apr 2012). "Philippine Airlines: Asia's first, striving to shine". Airways (Sandpoint, Idaho). Sandpoint, Idaho: Airways International, Inc. 19 (2): 26–33. ISSN 1074-4320. OCLC 29700959.
- ↑ "Air Manila Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ Aviation Safety Network RP-C1061 accident synopsis retrieved 2010-05-28.
