First and Second Wave of Domestic Airline Competition in the Philippines

 

First Wave of Domestic Airline Competition

	When	What	Who	Where
INAEC Inaugural	February 1, 1933       February 3, 1933	Modern three- engine 10-seater Stinson Tri- Motor     INAEC became the first Filipino owned airline (three- engine 10 seater Stinson Tri- Motor)	On board: Mrs. Lopez; Benita Lopez; Mariano Cacho; Antonio Yusay; Alfredo Samson; Dominador Ruperto et.al Senator and Mrs. Claro M. Recto; Zulueta; Juan Luces Luna; Miguel Cuenco; Luz Guarinia; Mr. and Mrs. Roces; Stevenot; Maughan; Steele	Iloilo- Manila       Manila-Iloilo
1933 as INAEC Banner Year	February 4, 1933         February 19, 1933         February 1933         March 3, 1933	Regular flights with the Stinson/ Delas Alas announced his opposition to a proposal to exempt aviation gasoline from tax on fuels INAEC opened up   Purchased of second Stinson and introduction of flights to Baguio INAEC Strinson aircrafts had toilet facilities, upholstered seats, big, and comfortable PATCO contemplated the 6- seater Bellanca Skyrocket Bacolod-Iloilo- Manila routing was introduced/ Stinson was made to pass over Naujan Lake and Taal Volcano	Secretary of Public Works Antonio delas Alas       Commission Agent, Mr. Buenaventura M. Veloso Eugenio Lopez	Manila- Iloilo- Manila         Iloilo- Cebu-Iloilo

	March 11, 1933	PATCO flew its first Bellanca Skyrocket	Ted Hall and Aubrey Ames	Manila- Baguio
	September 13, 1933	INAEC started new service	Frank Murphy	Manila- Iloilo- Cebu- Zamboanga
Return of Rein	April 10, 1933 April 1933	Rein duplicated his first Madrid- Manila flight The return of the gesture of Gallarza, Loriga and Rein through flying Tinsay’s charter business ceased	Fernando Rein Juan Calvo	Manila Manila- Madrid
Start of RP-US Aviation Policy Conflicts	August 16, 1933     September 2, 1933           Yearend 1933	Pan American World Airways Sikorsky S-40 arrived   Filed bill that granted Pan American World Airways a 50- year franchise for operation of air services in the Philippines Grant franchises to INAEC and PATCO The Philippines in totality had ten airplanes, 34 pilots, 37 mechanics engaged in civil aviation New airport in the suburban town started Airports were completed	Harold M. Bixby; Capt. W.S. Grooch; William Ehmer Senator Gil Montilla Governor- General Frank Murphy                 L.R. Neilson	Manila from Hongkong     Cebu, Zamboanga, Negros Oriental, Iloilo, Benguet, Jolo and Rizal               Makati   Cebu and Baguio
Birth of the Philippine Air Force	April 18, 1934     January 2, 1935	Creation of Aviation corps in the Philippine Constabulary was proposed PC Air Corps was formally organized Training with US Army Corps	Secretary of the Interior Leon Guinto       Capt. Profirio Zablan; Basilio Fernando	Brig. Gen. Basilio J. Valdez         Randolph Field, Texas
	January 11, 1936               May 2, 1936     April 1937	Philippine Constabulary aviation unit was transferred to the Philippine Army and designated Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) US Air Corps held its annual air maneuvers   First Stearman biplane Marked the birth of the Philippine Air Force The Philippine Army Air Corps expanded with acquisition of more Stearman biplanes and a Stinson Reliant	Commander Shinjo Ishikawa Lt. William Lee   Capt. Basilio Fernando; Lt. Pelagio A. Cruz; Oscar Sales and Edwin Andrews	Zambales     Manila and Davao Zablan Field at Camp Murphy (now Camp Aguinaldo) Zablan Feild

 

Second Wave of Domestic Airline Competition

Birth of PAL: 8th Certified Airline of the Philippines; Demise of PATCO.	April 1939     June 1940   July 1940   February 12, 1941     February 16, 1941       February 27, 1941   March 10,1941     March 11, 1941	New Beechcraft Model 18, the same type of aircraft in the PAAC fleet PATCO decided to shut down because of bankruptcy PATCO ceased operations and new Bellanca was bought INAEC sent a probing flight of an S-43 in an attempt to take over PATCO routes Philippine Airways, Inc. formally incorporated with 50,000 pesos capitalization and 5,000 shares at 100 pesos per value Philippine Airways to Philippine Airlines (PAL) PAL entered into a management contract with Soriano y Compania Manila Court of First Instance approved the sale of PATCO franchise to PAL	Andres Soriano         Henry L. Meider   Capt. Paul H. Meng             Soriano   Fernandez and Anthony Macleod	Elizalde Mines   Baguio
	March 12, 1941	PAL announced that Malacanang had approved its application to operate		Baguio
PAL Took Off	March 15, 1941       April 5, 1941             April 19, 1941             July 11, 1941       July 22, 1941     September 1941     September 29, 1941	PAL operated its first commercial flight with a Beechcraft Model 18, NPC54, and five passengers PAL issued 1,750 new shares to Shultz, Elizalde, Soriano, De Rama Steamship etc. Gunn hired three Filipino pilots for PAL     The second Beechcraft Model 18 of PAL arrived and was designated NPC-56 Stiff competition between PAL and INAEC PAL expanded services   The Philippine Assembly passed Commonwealth Act 643 approving the sale of PATCO franchise to PAL. Leopoldo Rovita’s office for the absolute sale of PATCO’s franchise to PAL were signed Two 14-seater Lockheed Lodestars were ordered for expansion to Hong Kong PAL’s capitalization was increased from 500,000 pesos to one million pesos with the NDC subscribing to 150,000 pesos worth of stocks.	Dr. Zara; Lt. Commander J.L. Pratt; Allison J. Gibbs; Mrs. Mary Miller; William Smith         Rodolfo T. Tirona for PAAC; Oscar D. Corpuz of PAAC; Antonio Arnaiz; Capt. Daniel T. Sickle               President Quezon       Fernandez (Chairman of PAL) and C. Romero   Soriano	Makati (Nielson) to Baguio City                             Naga; Daet; Masbate; Tacloban; Cebu

 

Role of Aviation in Times of War

	When	What	Who	Where
Dark Clouds of War	July 28,  1941             August 14, 1941             October 17, 1941   October 28, 1941             November 11, 1941   November 16, 1941 November 26,1941             November 29, 1941	McArthur was given the rank of lieutenant by President Roosevelt 10 reserved regiments of the Philippine Army were mobilized and Filipino forces were integrated The Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) was inducted in the USAFFE 14 Boeing P-26 pursuit monoplanes and three twin- engine Martin B-10 bombers were turned over to PAAC Government of moderate Prince Fuminaro Konoye were toppled American Far East Air Force (FEAF) established headquartes PAL and INAEC were moved PAAC airplanes were based in Zablan field Construction of national airport was announced Landslide reelection winners   First air-raid drill was held Withdrawal of Japanese forces from China as a condition for peace was announced by Washington Japanese carrier task force began steaming and set course for Pearl Harbor National Heroes Day	President Quezon                     General Hideki Tojo             Director Basilio Fernando   Quezon (President); Osmena (vise president) Nine fighters from Nichols President Roosevelt             President Quezon	Far East           Zablan Field                   Nielson   Grace Park Lipa and in Cabanatuan   Las Pinas or Paranaque       Baguio         Tankan Bay
Sneak Attack at Pearl Harbor and the Philippines	December 7, 1941	American military combat aircraft in the Philippines with the total of 145 and 750 more aircrafts on the same night	Japanese	Formosa