Air Manila

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Air Manila
IATA ICAO Call sign
UMAMK—
Founded1964 (1964)
Commenced operationsJanuary 2, 1965 (1965-01-02)
Ceased operations1973 (1973)
(merged into Philippine Airlines)
Hubs Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila)
Subsidiaries Air Manila International
Headquarters Manila, Philippines
The Air Manila Lockheed L-188 Electra Volpati that crashed in Guam in 1976. Air Manila Lockheed L-188 Electra Volpati.jpg
The Air Manila Lockheed L-188 Electra Volpati that crashed in Guam in 1976.

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.

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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 Antonio B. Won Pat International 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). 19 (2). Sandpoint, Idaho: Airways International, Inc.: 26–33. ISSN   1074-4320. OCLC   29700959.
  3. ↑ Aviation Safety Network RP-C1061 accident synopsis retrieved 2010-05-28.
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