Air Manila

Air Manila was a domestic airline in the Philippines. It was based out of Manila and operated propeller aircraft including the Handley Page Dart Herald,[1] Fokker F27 Friendship and Lockheed L-188 Electra.

Air Manila
IATA ICAO Callsign
UM UM
Founded1964
Ceased operations1973 (merged into Philippine Airlines)
HubsManila International Airport (Manila)
SubsidiariesAir Manila International
Fleet sizeDefunct
HeadquartersManila, Philippines
The Air Manila Lockheed L-188 Electra Volpati that crashed in Guam in 1976.

In the 1970s Air Manila obtained five second-hand Boeing 707s, with the goal of starting an international air service under the name of "Air Manila International". This move was opposed by Philippine Airlines (PAL), the national flag-carrier. Under government pressure, Air Manila and Filipinas Orient Airways were merged into PAL in 1973.[2]

Fleet

Accidents and incidents

On 4 June 1976, Air Manila Flight 702, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashed after taking off from an airport in Guam, killing all 45 on board and one person on the ground.[3]

References

  1. C. H. Barnes: Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. Putnam Aeronautical Books, London 1987, p. 624, ISBN 0 85177 803 8.
  2. Donohue, Ken (Apr 2012). "Philippine Airlines: Asia's first, striving to shine". Airways (Sandpoint, Idaho). Sandpoint, Idaho: Airways International, Inc. 19 (2): 26–33. ISSN 1074-4320. OCLC 29700959.
  3. Aviation Safety Network RP-C1061 accident synopsis retrieved 2010-05-28.
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