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Air Philippines : 2P :
par Jeannot Dim 21 Mar 2010, 11:03
Air Philippines va prendre 4 A320s supplémentaires.
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AIR Philippines, the low-cost partner of Philippine Airlines (PAL), will purchase four more Airbus aircraft next year on top of the six planes that were previously ordered.
“There will be four more Airbus A320s that Air Philippines will lease next year. So, it’s a total of 10 A320s,” said an official of the airline who asked not to be identified. All aircraft will be purchased on a lease-to-own basis.
Air Philippines is going to use two of the six Airbus A320s that had been ordered. The aircraft will arrive in September and another on is due in October. Air Philippines will take delivery of the remaining two A320s in November and December this year.
“We will start operating the Airbus A320 by the end of March because during the start of the summer season. The aircraft will fly to bigger routes such as Puerto Princesa, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod and Iloilo,” added the official.
Air Philippines posted on its website that it will service the four routes twice daily. It is introducing a year-round promo fare for the said routes. Manila to Cagayan de Oro-Manila fare costs P1,864; Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila, P1,418; Manila-Bacolod-Manila, P1,060; and P882 for Manila-Iloilo-Manila.
The airline currently flies to routes that are also being served by rival Cebu Pacific. The official said Air Philippines will make sure that it “will give our competitor a hard time” once it relaunches the airline as Air Philippines Express.
“Air Philippines will give Cebu Pacific a serious competition. Air Philippines will pretty much capture the market being served by Cebu Pacific. It may even go regional this year,” added the official.
Both PAL and Air Philippines are looking to strengthen their operations with modest fleet and route-network buildups despite predictions by the International Air Transport Association of a dip in industry earnings due to higher fuel prices.
The two airlines have had close complementation in their flight operations, feeding passengers into each other’s networks and ensuring seamless connections via their joint hubs at NAIA Centennial Terminal 2 in Manila and Mactan International Airport in Cebu.
Air Philippines earlier announced a new management team appointed to implement the airline’s new business model. David Lim, Air Philippines’ new president, and Cesar Chiong, chief operating officer, were tasked to fast track the airline’s conversion to a low-cost business model using a leaner workforce.
The official said Air Philippines will not compete with PAL Express which is a brand of PAL that serves a specific market.
“Air Philippines will be a different airline. PAL Express is just a brand and not a company. Air Philippines would like to have its own brand. It can be called Air Philippines Express,” added the official.
Air Philippines is 99-percent owned by the Lucio Tan Group. PAL, meantime, is 95-percent owned by Tan.
The new business model also involved the lease of Bombardier turboprop aircraft from PAL. The turbo-prop fleet flies to 19 towns and cities, operating out of two hubs—Manila and Cebu. From Manila, the airline flies to Tuguegarao, San Jose (Mindoro Occidental), Naga, Virac, Busuanga, Catar-man, Calbayog, Ormoc and Surigao. From Cebu, it will service Kalibo, Iloilo, Bacolod, Tacloban, Butuan, Ozamiz, Cagayan de Oro, Gen. Santos, Zamboanga and from Zamboanga to Davao.
The following flights are being operated by Air Philippines, as code shared with PAL with the latter as the marketing carrier. Tickets issued by PAL will be accepted for carriage.
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Re: Air Philippines : 2P :
par Jeannot Dim 28 Mar 2010, 15:47
Information confirmée avec en plus 8 Bombardier Q400 / Q300.
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]AIR Philippines, the low-cost partner of Philippine Airlines (PAL), is acquiring a total of 20 new airplanes over the next four years.The purchases will complement the carrier’s current fleet which is composed of eight Bombardier Q400 and Q300 turbo-prop aircraft.The company re-launched operations under the brand name Airphil Express yesterday with the acquisition of two Airbus A320-200 aircraft.The new planes, sporting the new Airphil Express livery and configured mono-class with 177 seats, started flying yesterday from Manila to Iloilo, Bacolod, Puerto Princesa and Cagayan de Oro, signaling the resumption of jet service to these domestic points.Aside from the two leased narrow-body jets, four brand-new A320s will also be delivered from Airbus’s manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France, between September and November. Four more A320 aircraft will join the fleet next year, five in 2012 and another five in 2013.“We want to position Airphil Express as a low-cost carrier offering quality service,” said David Lim, president. “The modernization of our fleet will hopefully enable us to increase market share while the industry braces for the eventual rebound,” he said in a statement.The route network of Airphil Express will continue to expand as it adds to its existing flights to the following domestic destinations: Tuguegarao, Naga, San Jose (Mindoro), Busuanga, Boracay (Caticlan), Catarman, Calbayog, Tacloban, Ormoc, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Surigao, Dipolog, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz, Zamboanga, Davao and Masbate.More domestic points will be added to the route network when more jets join the fleet, said Airphil Express in a statement.The two new Airbus units will service Puerto Princesa, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod and Iloilo routes twice daily. It is introducing a year-round promo fare for the said routes. Manila to Cagayan de Oro-Manila fare costs P1,864; Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila, P1,418; Manila-Bacolod-Manila, P1,060; and P882 for Manila-Iloilo-Manila.The airline currently flies to routes that are also being served by rival Cebu Pacific. An airline official said the new Airphil Express “will give our competitor a hard time.”“Air Philippines will give Cebu Pacific a serious competition. Air Philippines will pretty much capture the market being served by Cebu Pacific. It may even go regional this year,” added the official, who decline to be identified.Both PAL and Airphil Express are looking to strengthen operations with modest fleet and route-network build-ups despite predictions by the International Air Transport Association of a dip in industry earnings due to higher fuel prices.The two airlines have had close complementation in flight operations, feeding passengers into each other’s networks and ensuring connections via their joint hubs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 in Manila and Mactan International Airport in Cebu.
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Re: Air Philippines : 2P :
par Jeannot Jeu 30 Sep 2010, 11:52
Air Philippines dévoile son plan de croissance
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Air Philippines unveils expansion plan
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – Lucio Tan-led Air Philippines, ranking the third in the Philippines, plans to open more new air routes by expanding its aircraft fleet to compete in the country's competitive aviation industry, the company said today.
Air Philippines CEO Cesar Chiong said the company planned to increase its Airbus A320 aircraft from just three to 18 by 2012 and add more domestic and regional routes.
The airline will fly to its first regional destination, Singapore, later this month, using its brand new 180-seater A320, which was delivered earlier this week.
"We're looking at destinations like the Republic of Korea, Bangkok and maybe Hong Kong," Chiong said.
Domestic routes like Vigan and Marinduque are also in the company's radar screen.
By the end of the year, Chiong said, the company expects to have six new A320s. Another six will arrive next year while the rest will come in 2012. Air Philippines' first two A320s given to it by sister company Philippine Airlines (PAL).
Aside from the three Airbus jets, Air Philippines also has eight turbo propeller planes used to fly on domestic routes.
A total of 250 million U.S. dollars will be spent for the lease of the new aircraft.
Chiong said the company preferred to acquire A320 jets, which are the same planes used by its sister PAL, to keep expenses down since a fleet with just one type of airline is easier and cheaper to maintain.
Air Philippines is already the country's third largest airline, behind Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific and PAL, at the end of the first half of the year after carrying 676,686 passengers.
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