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[jaykayham]

New airline from the Philippines:

http://www.spiritofmanilaairlines.com

First picture on the web: http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6627191

[MayerFM]

Thanks jaykayham. Nice livery!

Info on its delivery flight:

MD Douglas  MD-83  49939  1787
RP-C7002  Spirit of Manila 
delivery 28-29jul09 SJO-TUS-VCV-KOA (San Jose de Costa Rica-Tucson-Victorville-Kona) in full cs, N-reg   
ex N939MD
Source: Skyliner-aviation.de

Best regards.

[MayerFM]

Info from Spirit of Manila's website:

Local airline carrier secures flight to Middle East; starts first flight in September
By Marie S. Neri

MANILA, Aug. 3 (PNA) ? Local carrier Spirit of Manila has secured the permit to fly the Middle East routes starting next month.

Basilio P. Reyes, chairman of Spirit of Manila Airlines, in an interview said the Civil Aeronautic Boards (CAB) has granted them the unused entitlements of the Philippines to Middle East via the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clark, Pampanga.

Reyes said their first flight will be in September and this will cover the Clark-Dubai and Bahrain routes and vice versa.

?We will be flying the Middle East routes in particular Dubai and Bahrain,? he said.

Last Saturday, August 1, 2009, the 147-seat MD83 aircraft was delivered to Spirit of Manila Airlines in Clark Field, Pampanga.
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Reyes said they are also expecting the arrival of three more airplanes by October and December for their Macau, Hongkong and Taipei entitlements. Currently, Spirit of Manila has 135 employees, mostly coming from the province of Pampanga but they expect it to increase in the next two to three years by more than 700 workers with the arrival of their airplanes.

?For each aircraft, we will be hiring 60 employees and as the aircrafts arrive, we expect to add more workers,? Reyes further said. 

Full article:

http://www.spiritofmanilaairlines.com/news12.asp

[zag]

thanks guys.. appreciate.

zag

[viasa]

Spirit of Manila Airlines declared bankruptcy today.

[kinshas]

Spirit of Manila Airlines declared bankruptcy today.

 Please specify from where above mentioned information, I didnt find any sources about that!

[jaykayham]

I just read in AWthat Spirit of... will build a new, own, hangar- so are they active again, or gone?

BTW: they still sale tickets...

[IberiaMD-87]

Really strange!

[viasa]

so are they active again, or gone?

They are. Only the route Clark-Taipei vv every 2nd day untill 30 July 2010.

[kinshas]

Clark-Taipei-Kalibo every 2nd day, Kalibo is closest airport to go to Boracay, That's famous resort in Philippines.