PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
(Philippines)
Another Douglas-costumer in Asia is Philippine Airlines, which became DC-10 operator in April of 1975, when they leased a KLM aircraft to supplement the 747 on lower-density routes. Parallely, two aircraft were ordered directly from Mc Donnell - Douglas and so the KLM DC-10s were returned. These aircraft arrived in 1976 and 1980. Both aircraft were placed on the inner-Asian routes where the A300 lacked of capacity and range, also on some services to Europe. The pair of DC-10-30s served well until 1994, when the first A340 arrived - totally, five DC-10s were operated. But in 1998, Philippine Airlines was declared bankruptcy and a large number of aircraft was sold or returned to the lessors. In 1998, Philippine operated 737-300, A320, A300, A330, A340, 747-200 and -400 as well as some leased MD-11 from World Airways. Operations were resumed with a reduced fleet.
Following aircraft were operated by or for Philippine Airlines:
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| Registration | Aircraft | Fleetnr./Name | Operated from - to | Where is it now? |
| RP-C2003 | 46958/ 232 | | 22.10.1976 - 23.06.1981 and
25.01.1982 - 01.05.1994 | SCRAPPED |
| RP-C2114 | 47838/ 338 | | 25.11.1980 - 04.1994 | -stored- |
| PH-DTC | 46552/ 71 | | 03.05.1975 - 16.11.1975 | -stored- |
| PH-DTI | 46933/ 159 | | 11.07.1974 - 01.05.1984 | -stored- |
| PH-DTK | 46914/ 195 | | 04.1975 - 16.05.1984 | SCRAPPED |
| PH-MBP | 46956/ 235 | | 01.1979 - 30.01.1980 | Royal Netherlands Air Force |
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