Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines, also known as PAL, is the national airline of the Philippines. It was the first airline in Asia and the oldest of those currently in operation. With its corporate headquarters in Makati City, Philippine Airlines flies both domestic and international flights. As of 2005, it claims to serve twenty-one domestic airports and thirty-one foreign cities. Its main hub is Ninoy Aquino International Airport in the capital city of Manila. Its principal Asian competitors are China Airlines and Japan Airlines.

Fleet

Philippine Airlines operates a total fleet of thirty-one modern wide-bodied and narrow-bodied passenger aircraft.

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Boeing 747-400

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• Engine : General Electric CF6-80
• Seating capacity:
• 398 passengers (P32/J40/Y326)
• 433 passengers (P18/J32/Y383)
• Number of Aircraft: 5

Boeing 737-400

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• Engine : CFMI CFM56-3
• Seating capacity:
• 170 passengers (one-class)
• 168 passengers (one-class)
• Number of Aircraft: 3

Boeing 737-300

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• Engine : CFMI CFM56-3
• Seating capacity:
• 114 passengers (J12/Y102)
• 148 passengers (Y148)
• Number of Aircraft: 4

Airbus A340-300

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• Engine : CFMI CFM56-5C4
• Seating capacity:
• 264 passengers (P12/J32/Y220)
• Number of Aircraft : 4

Airbus A330-300

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• Engine : General Electric CF6-80
• Seating capacity:
• 302 passengers (J42/Y260)
• Number of Aircraft : 8

Airbus A320-200

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• Engine : CFMI CFM56-5
• Seating capacity:
• 150 passengers (J12/Y138)
• 156 passengers (converted one-class version of the original 150-seater)
• 177 passengers (mono-class)
• Number of Aircraft: 7

Aircraft disposed include 13 Airbus A300B4, 4 Airbus A340-200, 4 Airbus A340-300, 11 Boeing 737-300 and 11 Boeing 747-200 and a number of turboprop aircraft.

Related Topics:
Airbus A300B4 - Airbus A340-200 - Airbus A340-300 - Boeing 737-300 - Boeing 747-200

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