Founded: February 25, 1941. Operations started March 15 with two Beech 18s and Beech 17s.
Outbreak of Pacific War in December 1941 cut flying of PAL; that only resumed service in February 14, 1946.
Philippine Airlines Today: National-flag carrier linking Manila with 44 cities in 25 countries and more tha 40 points within the country .
Joint-service routes with Air Niugini,
Bouraq Indonesia, Egyptair, Korean Air,
Kuwait Airways, Northwest Airlines, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines.
Destination Cities: International flights from Manila - Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Bahrain, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok,
Beijing, Beirut, Brisbane, Dharan, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guam, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kaohsiung,
Kota Kinabalu,
Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, London, Los Angeles, Meloburne, Muscat, Osaka, Paris, Port Moresby, Riyadh, San Francisco, Seoul/Inchon,
Sapporo, Sharjah, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Xiamen.
Annual Revenue: USD$ 1,360 million.
Passengers: 8.6 million.
Cargo: 180,000 tons.
Employees: 17,240.
Philippine Airlines Fleet:
Airbus A300B4-100 (3).
Airbus A300B4-200 (9).
Airbus A300C4-200 (1).
Airbus A320-200 (8).
Airbus A330-200 (4).
Airbus A330-300 (8).
Airbus A340-200 (4).
Airbus A340-300 (4).
Airbus A380-800 (3).
ATR-42 (4). 
ATR-72 (2).
Beechcraft B1900B (13).
Boeing 737-300 (17).
Boeing 737-400 (8).
Boeing 737-500 (2).
Boeing 737-600 (1).
Boeing 747-200B (8).
Boeing 747-200 Combi (1).
Boeing 747-400 (12).
Boeing 747-400F (1).
Fokker F-28 (3).
Fokker F-50 (12).
Fokker F-70 (3).
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (3).
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (2).
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (1).
-- VFG