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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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Airlines

Starlux Airlines to launch Taipei-Manila flights next month

Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines on Tuesday announced the launch of flights between Taipei, Taiwan, and Manila, Philippines, beginning next month, July 8, 2021....

Airlines

Sunlight Air launches Manila-Cebu cargo flights, to launch Bacolod and Cagayan de Oro soon

Boutique airline Sunlight Express Airways launched direct cargo flights between Manila and Cebu on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The inaugural cargo flight on...

Airlines

Going supersonic: United orders 15 Boom Overture airliners

On Thursday, American carrier United Airlines announced the airline has struck a deal with Boom Technology to order at least 15 passenger supersonic...

Airlines

PAL to accept OFWs on flights to Saudi Arabia as ban retracted

In a statement released on Saturday, May 29, 2021, national flag carrier Philippine Airlines confirmed it is again accepting Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)...

Aviation Safety

Ryanair flight forced to land in Belarus to arrest journalist

Overflights have been limited over the Belarusian airspace after Ryanair flight 4978 was forced by the Belarusian government to land in Minsk, Belarus...

Airports

DOTr, CAAP inaugurate first Aerodrome 3D Tower Simulator in PH

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) inaugurated the Philippines’ first Aerodrome 3D Tower Simulator on...

News

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...

Analysis

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...

Feature

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...

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