2 Hour Rule In Effect

31 August 2016

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has issued an order requiring all domestic and international carriers to “immediately start deplaning procedures of passengers once tarmac delay hits two hours.”

In a Resolution issued today, CAB limited the waiting times on the tarmac to address “passenger convenience” and “safety concerns”.

The CAB’s two-hour limit is tighter than the current international standard to begin deplaning after three hours of delay.

The CAB resolution also mandates that carriers “should provide adequate food and potable water not later than two hours after delay.” Passengers should also be provided with a status update from the aircraft’s “pilot in charge” every 30 minutes starting from the first half hour of delay.

“Air carriers should assign a point person or person of authority to monitor effects of delay, address passenger queries and provide passenger guidance on updates on status of delayed or cancelled flights,” the resolution adds.

“Air carriers should assign a point person or person of authority to monitor effects of delay, address passenger queries and provide passenger guidance on updates on status of delayed or cancelled flights,” the resolution said.

Rescuer's Rescue Crashed, Retrieved Dead

Bad Weather Likely Cause

29 August 2016

The pilots of Airbus Helicopter (RP-C2688) AS350B2 type operated by Macroasia Air Taxi Services that went on rescue mission Monday and never arrived at its destination was retrieved yesterday by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) with bodies of two pilots still strapped on the French-built helicopter.

The ill-fated chopper was supposed to pick up and rescue stranded construction and engineering personnel working at the Sumag diversion tunnel in Quezon but it went missing along the way to the mine site last Monday, August 22, and its location unknown. Bad weather with heavydownpour and strong turbulence was reported in the area on the date of the crash.

CAAP Operations and Rescue Coordinating Center (ORCC) identified the fatalities as Capt. Miguel C. Logronio and his Aircraft Mechanic Eng. Jay Gregorio.

Bad weather foiled search and rescue efforts to retrieve bodies of the helicopter pilot and his assistant after being found by SAR Sokol (922) helicopter of the 505th search and rescue group Tuesday afternoon. Rescue teams were prevented by zero visibility, strong winds and heavy rains from reaching the crash site until Saturday morning when a helicopter from the same company piloted by Capt. Jojo Consunji was able to penetrate the crash site and dropped two rescuers to the ground over the mountains of Gen. Nakar town in Quezon Province. Retrieval and recovery operations by the 505th search and rescue group at Villamor Airbase were concluded Sunday morning.

Civilian volunteers Pureforce Rescue group, Conrad Tomeldan, Jude Estrada, Capt. Boy Garucho, Alex Limjuoco, Cavdeal, MWSS, Transcare and the local Dumagats in the area also helped search for the missing chopper.

Philippine Airports With Night Landing Capability

11 August 2016

Philippine National Airports
with Night Landing Capabilities and ILS Facilities
As of July 2016
Number	Airport	RWY Lights	ILS
1	Clark International Airport	x	x
2	Francisco Bangoy International Airport	x	x
3	Kalibo International Airport	x	x
4	Laoag International Airport	x	x
5	Mactan-Cebu International Airport	x	x
6	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	x	x
7	Puerto Princesa International Airport	x	x
8	Subic Bay International Airport	x	x
9	Tambler International Airport	x	x
10	Zamboanga International Airport	x	x
11	Bacolod-Silay Airport	x	x
12	Butuan Airport	x	x
13	Iloilo Airport	x	x
14	Laguindingan Airport	x	x
15	Tacloban Airport	x	x
16	Legaspi Airport	x	x
17	Dumaguete Airport	x	2016
ILS Under Construction
1	Dipolog Airport	x	2016
2	Ozamiz Airport	2016	2017
3	Tugegarao Airport	2016	2017
4	Roxas Airport	2017	2018
5	Cotabato Airport	2017	2018
Planned ILS Installations
1	Naga Airport	2018	2019
2	Pagadian Airport	2018	2019
Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines                                                x- installed facility

Manila Airport Closes Again

10 August 2016

The main runway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 6/24 closes again Wednesday night after a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Fokker F27 aircraft with registry number 10-620 got disabled at runway 06/24 upon landing due to two busted tires at the wings. The resulting incident prevented KLM (PH-BVC) which was already on the active to hold take-off at runway 24. The Boeing triple seven plane was expected to fly to Taipei before it heads to Amsterdam when the PAF plane was stuck at the runway unable to moved further.

The airport's secondary runway 13-31 remains unaffected and continues to accommodate narrow body flights.

All arriving wide body flights were ordered to land in Clark Airport due to closure of Manila's main runway. Affected flights were Cebu Pacific flight 5J19 (RP-C3346)from Kuwait, Philippine Airlines flight PR307(RP-C8785) from Hong Kong, and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner of ANA NH819(JA815A) from Tokyo Narita.

NAIA's 6-24 runway lights were fixed an hour later around 9:37 pm.

7 aircraft diverted to Clark Airport due to bad weather

9 August 2016

Seven commercial aircraft of Cebu Pacific Air and AirPhil Express were diverted Tuesday to Clark International Airport due to bad weather and poor visibility at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila.

In a report, Clark Airport’s command center said that Cebu Pacific flights from Tagbilaran, Ozamis, Zamboanga and Mactan, and Airphil Express flights from Butuan and Catarman, as well as an ATR private plane from Palawan were all diverted to Clark Airport.

All the aircraft that landed safely at Clark has returned to Manila.

According to the report, the diverted aircraft were set to return to NAIA as of press time. PNA