Travel and Tourism

The Philippines has become part of the itinerary of Dream Cruises, a luxury cruise line for the Asian market, operated by Genting Cruise Lines, owner of Star Cruises.

The first Airbus SE superjumbo to exit service will be stored minus its engines at a French airfield as its owner seeks a new operator for a plane that while still relatively young in industry terms has fallen out of favor with airlines.

Airasia Berhad CEO Anthony Francis Fernandes urged member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to create a single Asean Aviation Authority to facilitate the integration and efficient management of their respective air carriers.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is planning to operate new non-stop, ultra-long haul routes to and from the United States maniland over the next two years while expecting a net loss by end of 2017 due to high fuel prices.

Three New Zealand government agencies signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with two of their Philippine counterparts and with Philippine Airlines to firm up bilateral cooperation in tourism, energy resources and weather services.

The Philippines amended an air service agreement with South Korea, the top source of international visitors, raising the flight entitlements between the two countries by 13,000 seats a week.

The Gotianun and Gokongwei conglomerates are proposing to redevelop the Clark International Airport, through P839 billion in investments, which is approximately four and a half times bigger that the capital outlays earlier proposed to build an alternative international gateway.

The Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) remains on track, the Transportation department said as it denied a report that the start of construction could be pushed back to December next year.

Boeing predicts rising air traffic across Southeast Asia will spur demand for commercial aircraft. Fueled by higher economic growth in the region, air traffic is expected to rise by 7.2 percent a year until 2036 and this will see airlines expand their fleets to better serve demand, said Jim Freitas, managing director, product marketing and analysis Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Shanghai – Just ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed an airworthiness certification deal that effectively opens the door to Chinese sales of airplanes to the US and other countries.