Air Manila

Air Manila was a domestic airline in the Philippines. It was based out of Manila and operated propeller aircraft including the Handley Page Dart Herald,^[1] Fokker F27 Friendship and Lockheed L-188 Electra.

Air Manila

IATA ICAO Call sign UM — —
Founded	1964
Ceased operations	1973 (merged into Philippine Airlines)
Hubs	Manila International Airport (Manila)
Subsidiaries	Air Manila International
Fleet size	Defunct
Headquarters	Manila, Philippines

The Air Manila Lockheed L-188 Electra Volpati that crashed in Guam in 1976.

In the 1970s Air Manila obtained five second-hand Boeing 707s, with the goal of starting an international air service under the name of "Air Manila International". This move was opposed by Philippine Airlines (PAL), the national flag-carrier. Under government pressure, Air Manila and Filipinas Orient Airways were merged into PAL in 1973.^[2]

Fleet

• Boeing 707-320B
• Lockheed L-188 Electra

Accidents and incidents

On 4 June 1976, Air Manila Flight 702, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashed after taking off from an airport in Guam, killing all 45 on board and one person on the ground.^[3]