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Dirk is the founder and editor-in-chief of Aviation Updates Philippines (AUP), a platform dedicated to providing the latest news and insights on the aviation industry in the Philippines. With a strong passion for aviation and a background in computer engineering, he manages all aspects of AUP, from website development to content curation.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator launches on August 18

Flight simmers have been waiting for this! Xbox Game Studios and Asobo Studio have announced that the latest installment to the Flight Simulator...

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Why the A321XLR could be a game-changer for Cebu Pacific

With an outstanding order of 10 Airbus A321XLR, Cebu Pacific’s practical move could be a game-changer for the airline. The future arrival of...

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Remembering Cebu Pacific flight 387: The second deadliest aviation crash in the Philippines

More than two decades after one of the Philippines’ most fatal air crashes, the aviation community remembers the twisted fate of Cebu Pacific...

Airlines

Starlux, China Airlines delay inaugural flights to Cebu

As an effect of the falling demand and heightening restrictions picked up by the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak (COVID19), Taiwan-based airlines Starlux Airlines...

AirlinesCareers

Aspiring pilot? AirAsia launches cadet pilot program

Good news for aspiring pilots! Low-cost carrier Philippines AirAsia, in partnership with Omni Aviation Corporation, is now launching the Dare to Fly! The Allstars...

Airlines

PAL flies Pope Francis during historic Philippine visit

Philippine Airlines (PAL) achieved a historic milestone as it transported Pope Francis during his five-day apostolic visit to the Philippines in January 2015,...

Airports

Proposed Terminal 5 to ease congestion at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport

The Philippine government is planning to build another passenger terminal at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The Terminal 5 project is believed...

Airlines

PAL launches new service between Manila and Tokyo-Haneda

National flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) begins its double-daily service between Manila and Tokyo-Haneda today, March 30, 2014. This expansion makes PAL the...

Airlines

AirAsia Zest leads in passenger complaints for Q1

In the competitive landscape of the Philippine aviation industry, AirAsia Zest has been making waves. However, it’s not for reasons one might expect....

Aviation Safety

MH370: Family members barred from media center; two potential objects identified in the Indian Ocean

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a codeshare flight that departed Kuala Lumpur for Beijing, continues to baffle the world. The Boeing...

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