Filipinas Orient Airways

Filipinas Orient Airways, Inc. was an airline founded by the originally Lebanese refugee family Karam (later Caram) in the Philippines in 1964, under Republic Act No. 4147.[1] FOA was granted the franchise to provide air transport service in the Philippines and between the Philippines and other countries on June 20, 1964, despite legal opposition by Philippine Airlines.[2] The company slogan was The Nation's Flag Carrier.

Filipinas Orient Airways
IATA ICAO Call sign
FE FE
Founded1964
Commenced operations1965
Ceased operations1972 (merged into Philippine Airlines)
HubsManila International Airport
Destinations18
HeadquartersManila, Philippines
Key peopleCaram Family

Service

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A Filipinas Orient Airways Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R at Manila International Airport in 1974.

FOA—also known as "Fairways"—started their domestic flight operations in the Philippines on January 5, 1965, using DC-3 aircraft [1]. Their early days appear to have been crash-ridden with the loss of four DC-3 and one DC-6 within the first 4 years of operation. They went on to operate Sud Aviation Caravelles [2] and Nord 262, later to be replaced by NAMC YS-11. Their flight operations were ended after the declaration of Martial Law by then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972.[3] Philippine Airlines eventually took over the planes and routes of FOA.

Fleet

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Destinations

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Country City Airport Notes Refs
Philippines Basco Basco Airport
Philippines Boracay Godofredo P. Ramos Airport
Philippines Cebu Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Philippines El Nido El Nido Airport
Philippines Iloilo Mandurriao Airport
Philippines Manila Manila International Airport Hub[a]
Philippines Mati Imelda R. Marcos Airport
Philippines Roxas City Roxas City Airport
Singapore Singapore Singapore International Airport
South Vietnam Saigon Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Thailand Bangkok Don Muang International Airport
United States Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport
  1. ^ International Hub

Accidents and incidents

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On April 23, 1969, Douglas DC-3A PI-C947 was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Roxas City Airport. All 31 passengers and crew survived.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "An Act Granting a Franchise to Filipinas Orient Airways, Incorporated, to Establish and Maintain Air Transport Service in the Philippines and Between the Philippines and Other Countries". REPUBLIC ACT No. 4147. 1964. Retrieved March 27, 2007.
  2. ^ "Philippine Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 1968. Retrieved March 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Proclaiming a state of martial law in the Philippines". Proclamations of the Philippines. 1972. Retrieved March 27, 2007.
  4. ^ "PI-C947 Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
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