Philippine Airlines gains 16 spots in World Airline rankings

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Jun 292017
 

Philippine Airlines has moved up by 16 spots in the ranking of the Top 100 Airlines in 2017 of the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

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The flag carrier of the Philippines is now at 67th, up from its 83rd ranking in 2016, as voted by airline customers around the world.

Skytrax released the results for the Top 100 Airlines from among more than 325 airlines surveyed.

The survey covered over 325 airlines, from the largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers, measuring Quality standards for 41 KPI’s across front-line product and service factors in the Airport and Onboard environments.

Travelers across the globe took part in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to decide the winners.

19.87 million eligible survey entries were counted in the final results, and 105 nationalities participated in the survey from August 2016 to May 2017.

The World Airline Awards, described as "the Oscars of the aviation industry", are most coveted Quality accolades for the world airline industry, and a global benchmark of airline excellence.

Any airline in the world can be nominated. There is no outside sponsorship for the survey, with the voting process and results analysis subjected to detailed, independent assessment.

 

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Aquino joins 1,000 leaders in Burma forum

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Jun 052013
 
Aquino joins 1,000 leaders in Burma forum

Philippine Daily Inquirer 5:17 am | Thursday, June 6th, 2013 Participants gather at a reception of the Myanmar International Convention Center where the three-day World Economic Forum on East Asia is being held in Naypyidaw, Burma, Wednesday, June 5, 2013. President Aquino will join some 1,000 leaders and delegates to the WEF. AP PHOTO/KHIN MAUNG WIN RANGOON, Burma—President Aquino will join some 1,000 leaders and delegates to the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia, which opened Wednesday in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Burma (Myanmar), to discuss how emerging and fast-growing economies in the region such as the Philippines can become better connected through improved infrastructure. The Swiss-based WEF, which brings together powerful world figures to discuss pressing issues, is holding one of its regional summits this year in Burma, until recently a pariah, military-ruled state but which is now opening up to the world, with its challenges and opportunities for the region, particularly Burma’s partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The three-day 22nd WEF with its themes—inclusive transformation, regional integration, regional solutions for global resilience—highlights the issues facing Burma and its neighbors and sets the stage for re-engagement with the rest of the world. Reform process Sushant Palakurthi Rao, denior director, head of the WEF Asia forum, said the transformation issue is very important as it speaks of what is happening in Burma, with its ongoing reform process, The inclusion part, he said, is the fact that while investments are expected to accelerate in Read More …

Aquino to seek investments, tourists in Burma

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Jun 042013
 
Aquino to seek investments, tourists in Burma

By Gil CabacunganPhilippine Daily Inquirer 8:45 pm | Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 President Benigno Aquino III. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — President Aquino and some members of his Cabinet will fly to Burma (Myanmar) on Friday to seek foreign capital and tourism dollars at the annual gathering of global leaders from business and politics–the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia–which convenes in Naypyitaw, the new Burmese capital city and administrative center. “The main reason for attending the forum is to invite foreign investors to come to the Philippines and, of course, to attract tourists as well,” said Ramon Carandang, head of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. “We’re going to try to reach a broad range of investors–of potential investors. [This is] similar to what happened in Davos except that here, where there’s a focus on East Asia, many of the businessmen will be from our part of the world,” he said. This will be Mr. Aquino’s first visit to Burma and the first by a Philippine president since 1997. The President will be accompanied on the one-day trip by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad Jr., Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras and Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez. The President’s team is also expected to observe Burma’s hosting of the WEF as the Philippines will host the meeting next year. “By tradition, the incoming host personally invites Read More …