Philippine Airlines Flight

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  Emirates Asks Pilots to Take Unpaid Leave, Qatar Airway Lays off Staff

  Middle East airline Qatar Airways laid off about 200 Filipino staff in Doha this week and rival Emirates asked pilots to take unpaid leave as the coronavirus outbreak hammers demand for travel. The state-owned airlines have had to slash dozens of flights, which are crucial for their Gulf hubs that millions of passengers pass through each year. Phil...

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  Video Shows Boeing 777 Engine Catches Fire After Takeoff From Los Angeles

  A Philippine Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after one of the engines on the Boeing 777 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday.

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  Caught On Camera: Plane Makes Emergency Landing As Engine Flames

  A Philippine Airlines' flight bound for Manila suffered an apparent engine failure on Thursday shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles and made an emergency landing, authorities said.

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  Saudi Pilot Triggers False Alarm In Philippines: Authorities

  A pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight accidentally pressed an emergency alarm, creating a hijack scare and triggering a major security response at Manila airport on Tuesday, authorities said.

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  Hackers Hit Vietnam Airports With South China Sea Messages

  Hackers attacked the website of a national airline and flight information screens at Vietnam's two biggest airports on Friday, posting notices that state media said criticised the Philippines and Vietnam and their claims in the South China Sea.

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  Philippine Airliner With 254 Aboard Makes Emergency Landing

  A Philippine Airlines plane carrying more than 250 people made a safe emergency landing in Manila on Saturday shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight due to suspected smoke in the cockpit, an official said.

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  AirAsia Cancels Flight in Philippines After Tyre Problem

  An AirAsia Zest plane developed a tyre problem in the central Philippine city of Tagbilaran, prompting the airline, which is partly owned by AirAsia Philippines, to cancel its flight on Sunday, said airline and government officials.

• Air India plane in near-miss as Karachi air traffic control gives incorrect info

  In a mid-air scare, "incorrect" input by Pakistan's air traffic control to a Mumbai-bound Air India Dreamliner plane from London led it to come close to another aircraft, prompting a sharp reaction from India.

• Passenger charged with punching flight attendant

  A man who allegedly punched a Philippine Airlines flight attendant on a Los Angeles-bound jetliner has been charged with interfering with a flight crew.

• Typhoon strikes south China after killing six in Philippines

  A typhoon struck the south coast of China on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel flights and halting stock exchange trading in the financial centre of Hong Kong after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines.

• They're back: Filipino stewardesses dance again

  Flight attendants for a low-cost Philippine airline who gained fame by dancing through safety demonstrations are back swaying through the aisles.

• New dance routine by Philippines flight attendants

  Flight attendants for a low-cost Philippine airline who dance to Lady Gaga to keep passengers from snoozing through an in-flight safety demonstration are the latest YouTube sensation.A video of stewardesses performing a choreographed routine aboard a Cebu Pacific flight last week to demonstrate safety procedures has received more than 6.5 million h...