Roxas agreed to invest in both airlines for the purchase of new aircraft provided government representatives sat as chairmen of the board. FEATI went to the same cities with DC-4s. September 5, 1946 PAL opens services to Hongkong and Shanghai with DC-3s. Each crossing took 41 hours with fuelling stops at Guam, Wake, Kwajelein and Honolulu. July 31, 1946 PAL becomes first Asian airline to cross the Pacific when it operated a chartered Douglas DC-4 on the first of several flights to ferry home initially 40 US servicemen. The fleet consists of five Douglas DC-3s. September 2, 1941 PAL begins service to Cebu.įebruary 14, 1946 PAL resumes post-World War II operations with services to 15 domestic points. September 1941 The Philippine government invests in PAL, paving the way for the airline's nationalization. March 1941 A month after being incorporated by a group of Filipino businessmen, Philippine Airlines takes to the skies with a twin-engine, five-seater Beech Model 18 aircraft from Nielsen airfield in Makati to Baguio. February 1941 Philippine Airlines is founded by a group of businessmen led by Andres Soriano, one of the country's leading industrialists.
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