Philippine Asian News Today Vol 19 No 24 | Page 18
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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY December 16 - 31, 2017
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PAL Acquires Two New Planes
Philippine Airlines ac-
qured two new Boeing 777-
300ER units from Seattle,
Washington this December
to serve air travelers going
to and from London and the
United States.
“Two shiny new Boe-
ing 777-300ER, fresh out
of Boeing’s manufacturing
plant in Seattle, Washington,
undergo a series of tests and
inspections prior to delivery to
Philippine Airlines,” said Ma.
Cielo Villaluna, PAL External
Communications Group head
and spokesperson. “They are
scheduled to arrive (in) Manila
on December 16 and 19. The
spacious and luxurious 777—
fitted with state-of-the-art in-
flight entertainment system
—is expected to delight pas-
sengers on PAL’s long-haul
flights.”
The acquisition is in line
with PAL’s goal to be the
country’s full-service five star on a two-class configuration
(42 on business and 328 on
economy) as compared to
the 254-seating capacity of
the A340.”
The purchase of the car-
rier’s 9th and 10th B777s is
also based on a long-term
lease agreement with Intrepid
Aviation of Seattle.
During the 2016 delivery
of PAL’s 7th and 8th B777,
Intrepid president and chief
commercial officer Doug Win-
ter said: “Intrepid and Philip-
pine Airlines have enjoyed
a strong partnership dating
back to 2013. The Philip-
pines is currently one of the
fastest growing economies in
Asia and the airline has been
enjoying a strong, profitable
growth trajectory over the
past few years.”
PAL said these flagship
initiatives such as fleet mod-
ernization includes the acqui-
sition of six brand new Airbus Airlines have been strong
partners for decades and it
is a special occasion today
as we deliver their 10th 777-
300ER,” said Dinesh Keskar,
Senior Vice President, Asia Pa-
cific & India Sales for Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. “The
777 continues to outperform
by all measures, providing ex-
ceptional value to our airline
and leasing customers. There
is no better testament to this
than Philippine Airlines’ confi-
dence in its new 777-300 by
putting it directly into service
with its flight from Vancouver
to Manila.”
PAL is the Philippines’
flag carrier representing the
best of the Philippines to the
world.
Philippine Airlines aims to
become a five-star airline with
service innovations, route
network expansion and fleet
modernization as its flagship
initiatives, guided by its brand
airline in five years and part of
that plan was to purchase two
more Boeing B777-300ER
units to fly to London and the
United States.
“The Boeing aircraft will
serve the Manila-London
route, a move designed to pri-
marily enhance the total pas-
senger travel experience and
in-flight service deliver. While
we already have eight triple
7s serving the West Coast,
the incoming units will also
augment other trans-pacific
flights,” said Jaime Bautista,
PAL president and chief oper-
ating officer. “The Boeing 777
is our flagship for long-haul
operations. With its range and
operational capability, the flag
carrier will be at par with other
full service carriers along the
route. We will also increase
capacity as the aircraft will
have a 370-seating capacity A350s for delivery starting
mid-2018 and the reconfigu-
ration of 8 mono-class Airbus
A330s to tri-class layout by
mid July.
PAL has 63 aircraft on its
fleet namely ten Airbus A320;
A321, twenty-four A330; fif-
teen A340; and eight units of
B777.
The Boeing777-300ER is
the world’s largest long-range
twin-engine jetliner, powered
by the largest and most pow-
erful commercial jet engine.
The B777-300ER pro-
vides exceptional fuel econo-
my, efficiency, reliability and
high levels of cabin comfort
for its passengers, combined
with unmatched levels of pay-
load and range.
Boeing Corporation is one
of the world’s leading aircraft
manufacturers,
“Boeing and Philippine philosophy - “Heart of the Fili-
pino”.
PAL President and CEO
Bautista said: “The country’s
national flag carrier aims to
continue its legacy of service
to the nation and the rest of
the world, leveraging on the
strengths of the brand. We
take pride in the fact that PAL
is the only Filipino legacy car-
rier offering the distinct brand
of service marked by heartfelt
warmth and hospitality. We
take pride in the over-all safe-
ty and service competence of
the team.”
Bautista added: “Our goal
is to make PAL the airline of
choice in all the markets we
serve, one that exceeds pas-
senger expectation. We want
PAL to be a source of pride for
Filipinos.”
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