Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Thursday said it has undertaken measures to normalize operations and minimize disruptions as counter to supply chain disruptions and unexpected technical delays.
“To minimize disruptions and restore normalcy to our flight schedules, we are making adjustments to our flight operations,” Cielo Villaluna, PAL spokesperson said.
“To enhance efficiency and reduce aircraft servicing time, we are making changes to our maintenance procedures without compromising safety and aircraft reliability,” she added.
Villaluna also said that PAL is regularly reviewing flight capacity to ensure that maintenance schedules are met.
One of those measures, according to Villaluna, is seeking more sources of critical parts suppliers in the market.
“The airline is also looking at acquiring an additional A321CEO to join PAL fleet in the first week of July and finalizing lease arrangements for additional one Q400 and one A330,” she added.
PAL is also expecting one additional A320 to return from storage in the first week of August.
Villaluna added that PAL recently signed a purchase agreement for nine A350-1000 from Airbus,
The A350-1000 has been selected under PAL’s ultra-long haul fleet project and will fly on non-stop services from Manila to North America, including to the East Coast of the US and Canada.
The new aircraft will join two A350-900s already in service at the airline.
