On April 19, 2000, Flight 541, with 131 passengers and crew, left Manila at about 5:30 AM, bound for Davao City. At around 7 AM, the aircraft was approaching runway 05 following an Airbus A320 operated by Philippine Airlines.

5 days ago · The body of a victim is covered with a blanket as members of security forces inspect the site where wreckage of airplane is seen in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines, after officials say a U.S. military-contracted plane has crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines, killing all four people on board, on Thursday ...

Feb 1, 2024 · It has been more than 23 years since the worst air disaster in the Philippines - operated by a Boeing 737-200, Air Philippines flight 541 was a domestic service that ended in tragedy for its occupants. The crash occurred as morning was breaking in the nation, which comprises more than 7,500 islands. The flight in question

5 days ago · MANILA, Philippines -- A U.S. military-contracted plane crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines Thursday, killing all four people on board, U.S. Embassy and Philippine officials said.

5 days ago · A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.

5 days ago · It was a routine mission "in support of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation activities," the command said. The service member and defense contractors were the only people aboard the plane.

The airline has been re-branded a number of times, first as Air Philippines, then Airphil Express, and is now known as PAL Express. After a series of financial losses, Air Philippines ceased operations until it was acquired by investors from Philippine Airlines.

Apr 19, 2024 · The ill-fated Boeing 737-2H4 of Air Philippines Flight 541 carrying 131 passengers and crew perished in Sitio Bungtod, Barangay San Isidro, Island Garden City of Samal while on approach to the Davao International Airport.

4 days ago · The plane, a Beechcraft King Air 300, crashed in the municipality of Ampatuan in Maguindanao del Sur Province on the southern island of Mindanao, the Philippine authorities said on Friday.

5 days ago · Marine, 3 contractors die in surveillance plane crash in Philippines, U.S. military says. The plane was conducting intelligence and reconnaissance support “at the request of our Philippine ...