Philippine Airlines fleet

The Airbus A320-200 currently flies in short-haul destinations in Southeast and East Asia as well as domestic destinations.

Philippine Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A320 on August 5, 1997. The airline received 25 Airbus A320s since 1997 with the latest delivery in 2012. While the airline will retire older A320s, the newer A320 fleet will be transferred to the airline's low-cost subsidiary PAL Express.[3]

The Airbus A321 is the main aircraft utilized for short-haul and medium-haul flights that serve Southeast and East Asia, Guam, Brisbane and other domestic destinations.

On August 28, 2012, Philippine Airlines ordered 23 Airbus A321-200 equipped with 2x IAE V2533-A5 engines. PAL later added one Airbus A321ceo order to its fleet.[10] The first Airbus A321ceo (Current Engine Option) was delivered in August 2013.

Airbus A321neo

On August 28, 2012, Philippine Airlines ordered 10 Airbus A321neos equipped with two Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM engines. The airline, in total, ordered 34 A321s of both Current Engine Option and New Engine Option variants.

On March 29, 2015, the airline announced that it will be receiving the A321neo starting 2017. However, the aircraft's delivered was delayed to May 2018 due to problems with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines.[11] The delivery process of the first six A321neos ended in 2018 while the remaining fifteen A321neos in the SR variant will be delivered in the following years.[7] However, PAL will only receive two A321neo SRs in 2019 as the airline revises its re-fleeting plan[12]

The 6 Airbus A321neo LR variants will serve Philippine Airlines' medium-haul and long-haul routes such as Guam, Singapore, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Sapporo, Brisbane and Sydney,[13] while the other SR variants will be serving short-haul regional routes in Southeast Asia and other neighboring countries.[7]

The Airbus A330-300 are primarily deployed in Asia and Oceania routes. They are also deployed in US territories like Honolulu and Guam[14] and domestic destinations in high demand such as Puerto Princesa, General Santos City, Cebu and Davao (flights starting with 1 (e.g. PR 1811/1812, PR 1845/1846).

Philippine Airlines introduced their first Airbus A330-300 on July 30, 1997 with the delivery of their first aircraft (F-OHZM). Philippine Airlines later acquired eight Airbus A330-300s to fill the gaps that the Airbus A300B4 left during its gradual retirement. In 2012, Philippine Airlines ordered 10 Airbus A330-300HGW,[15] but later the airline later expanded its orders to 15.

The newer A330 HGWs (8 of which were refurbished with a tri-class layout) use a pair of Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, unlike previous A330s which used a two General Electric CF6-80E1. The last A330s equipped with GE engines were retired on August 31, 2014.[16]

The Airbus A350-900 is primarily deployed in the airline's long-haul flights to cities such as New York, Toronto, London and their upcoming Seattle route. A350s are also used in regional Asian flights during peak seasons or when there is high demand in destinations such as Seoul, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, and Tokyo. PAL’s A350-900s have an MTOW of 278 tons, enabling non-stop Manila-New York City flights without payload limitations in either direction, a 7,404 nmi (13,712 km) flight which began in October 2018.[17]

On April 9, 2016, Philippine Airlines (PAL) finalized the purchase agreement with Airbus covering the firm order of six A350-900s, plus six options. The contract firms up a Memorandum of Understanding announced during the 2016 Singapore Airshow. The A350-900s, which will have a three-class configuration, are scheduled to be deployed on new routes to North America and Europe. The A350-900s also replaced the ageing Airbus A340-300s.

As of February 2018, Jaime Bautista, president of the airline's holding company, PAL Holdings Inc, stated they were also interested in the larger Airbus A350-1000 variant.[18]

On July 14, 2018, PAL received its first A350-900.[19] On February 2019, Philippine Airlines took delivery of their fifth A350 with the iconic Love Bus decal, representing the 40th anniversary of their partnership with aircraft manufacturer Airbus. It flew to Bangkok in March 2019.[8]

The Boeing 777-300ER is primarily used for long-haul flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto. It was also used for service to London, but it was later replaced by the A350-900. Sometimes, they are also deployed in Asian and Australian routes.[20]

In 2009, Philippine Airlines leased 2 Boeing 777-300ER to replace the former flagship Boeing 747-400 from GECAS. The first aircraft was delivered in 2009. On March 12, 2007, Philippine Airlines finalized the purchase agreement with Boeing covering the firm order of 2 Boeing 777-300ERs, plus 2 options. The first PAL-owned aircraft was delivered on 20 June 2012,[21] with it being the third Boeing 777-300ER for the airline.

The purchase of Boeing 777s effectively signals the end of additional 747-400 orders and production of the said aircraft in passenger configuration and a win for Boeing versus the Airbus A340-600 that was also being considered. In December 2016, 2 more B777s were delivered. In March 2017, an additional 2 B777s were leased from Intrepid Aviation with both aircraft being delivered in December 2017.[22][23]

Philippine Airlines is eyeing to acquire the Boeing 777X to replace their aging Boeing 777.[24]