Filipinas Orient Airways
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Filipinas Orient Airways Inc. was founded by originally Lebanese refugee family Karam (later Caram) in the Philippines
in 1964. Under Republic Act No. 4147 . 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
.
on January 5, 1965 using DC-3 aircraft http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Filipinas%20Orient%20Airways&distinct_entry=true.
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 Caravelle
s http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1048631/ and Nord 262
, later to be replaced
by NAMC YS11.
Their flight operations were ended after the declaration of Martial Law by then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos
on 21 September 1972 .
Philippine Airlines
eventually took over the planes and routes of FOA.
PI-C947 was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Roxas City Airport. All 31 passengers and crew survived.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in 1964. Under Republic Act No. 4147 . FOA was granted the franchise to provide air transport service in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and between the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and other countries on June 20, 1964. Despite legal opposition by Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines, Inc. operating as Philippine Airlines, is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name...
.
Service
FOA - also known as "Fairways" - started their domestic flight operations in the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
on January 5, 1965 using DC-3 aircraft http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Filipinas%20Orient%20Airways&distinct_entry=true.
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 Caravelle
Sud Aviation Caravelle
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 . The Caravelle was one of the more successful European first generation jetliners, selling throughout Europe and even penetrating the United States market, with...
s http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1048631/ and Nord 262
Nord 262
|-See also:-References:* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–1966. London:Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1965.* Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976–1977. London:Jane's Yearbooks, 1976. ISBN 0 354 00538 3....
, later to be replaced
by NAMC YS11.
Their flight operations were ended after the declaration of Martial Law by then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
on 21 September 1972 .
Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Philippine Airlines, Inc. operating as Philippine Airlines, is a flag carrier of the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name...
eventually took over the planes and routes of FOA.
Accidents and incidents
On 23 April 1969, Douglas DC-3ADouglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
PI-C947 was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Roxas City Airport. All 31 passengers and crew survived.