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References
- ↑ FAA Airline Designations Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Aerolift Philippines". Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
- ↑ Aero Transport Data Bank
- ↑ The State and Liberalization: The Airline Industry in the East Asian NICs, by John T. Bowen, Jr. and Thomas R. Leinbach © 1995
- ↑ Worlds Best Beaches, Getting Around by Air in the Philippines Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Aerolift Business Address
- ↑ Aviation Safety Database, Accident Description
- ↑ The Philippines Air Accidents 1990-1999 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
