Once again, the VOR went offline today. Once again, many flights diverted to Clark as a thunderstorm passed through Manila. And once again, the airport authorities are saying the diversions weren't caused by technical problems but by the weather.

18 Manila-bound flights diverted to Clark due to bad weather - Yahoo! Philippines News

But they probably wouldn't need to divert if an ILS was working. This airport is an absolute disgrace. The taxiways are dreadful, the terminal needs to be demolished and rebuilt, and how many other major international airports in the world do not have even one functioning ILS?

vor/ils
 

a vor or vor/ils has to be calibrated and flight checked before it is declared operational. cusi and matibag don't know this.

low on fuel
 

What did not make news was that one flight had to declare an emergency due to low fuel. When the flight decided to divert to Clark, ATC told them Clark cannot take them because the aerodrome was already full!!! Aircraft parked on apron and taxiways.

The pilots had to wait for Manila weather to improve before landing in Manila with no alternate fuel.

it’s nice to see that there are some movements in the Philippines and in CAAP. In the interest of your aviation industry in your country, have you ever thought that you used the CAAP or the ATO with their corrupt business manners in the past for your advantages?
This person Cusi seems to be a straight shooter and a good one as such. Or do you still undertake your corrupt business transactions under his watch?
Many moons ago I was based there in the country and I had to give my facilitator money to get my license renewed in a fast and non-bureaucratic way without me appearing and still having a second license to fly during the renewal process! I bought this 2nd license for a few thousand Pesos from our local agent and it was delivered within less than 24 hours.
Our company registered several units in the Philippines, which were never inspected by any ATO inspector, and it never entered the Philippines. Thanks to our local representative who had excellent contacts to the top echelon of ATO.
NAVAIDS can fail especially if they are old and hardly maintained. Did ATO/CAAP ever maintain their NAVAIDS properly? Do they have a proper amount of spare parts?
Does anybody in ATO/CAAP do procurement planning? Does anyone really know how to conduct business with ATO/CAAP?
Why don’t you people in the Philippines stop trying to corrupt your government officials and learn how to conduct business in a world of international setting?
You are forming your ATO/CAAP business transaction. If you want to continue with your corrupt attitude, close your airspace, cook your own soup and be ousted from the international aviation community.
You are always pointing at the leader but you are the one who are the one who are corrupting his people for your personal and business gains.
Change your attitude and then demand what is due to you in a rightful and orderly manner and stop whining! Change your ATO/CAAP by changing yourself first!

amen
 

Cusi is at least not corrupt and has done many good things like get Term 3 open... Everyone likes to bash people right do we need more incompetent AF Generals who are clueless???????????

we hope that the problems right now in philippine aviation will be over by this new administration..

@ subsonic69

sir,

about your question if lufthansa technik will not maintaining those aircrafts from PAL...

the answer: yes, it's possible to happend...


because PAL is a national flag carrier, it means that PAL is required to have a "own" mechanics.
and MRO repair station.

about airline executives,

i'm not sure if this person that i'm thinking will possibly assigned by PNOY..
no confirmation yet.

personally, i know this person,
a good and honest person.

twotters
 

i tend to agree with what twotters wrote in so many words. no corruption if there isn't any bribe giver. matter of fact, some airlines/aviators in RP also take advantage of the corruption in the agency to get away with some things-- but that is exactly what the FAA downgrade was supposedly all about, right?

business people will always try and get away with things, but the regulator should be the ones to crack the whip -- that's true in any field where business intersects the government.

so my point is, to change things you really have to start somewhere. usually, it's with the one that can have the biggest impact--thus CAAP DG.

subsonic
 

by "main competitor" did u mean the one with the hangar in Clark? :eek:

chainwrecker
 

the one without a hangar in MNL, but is occupying T3. And is going to be backed up by the one with a hangar in Clark. chinky chinky.

Got an offer for interview , but I'm only in Manila now vacationing.:ok:

conflict of interest
 

to this day, there is a pilot examiner of CAAP who actually owns a flying school. he is a friend of the son of a former ATO chief. the son earned his flying badge from his school. he now claims that his wife owns the school. does that exempt him from the "conflict of interest" situation? he is rated in the cessna type aircraft but checks the Boeing and Airbus pilots of PAL and CebPac until the "qualified personnel" issue was brought out by FAA and ICAO.
as far as i know CebPac is not hiring. it has 56 MPL rated newbies waiting in the wings. as for PAL, it is presently "farming out" its A320 operations to its sister company, the AirPhil.

As much as I agree with what twotters is saying, I still believe that a crook will do anything to achieve his crooked ways.
Example: then pres GMA approved the multi-million $ upgrading of the Manila enroute radar system. At the bidding, the project was awarded to a company from the Czech republic beating renowned and respected ATC systems manufacturers such as Thales, Eurocat, etc. Ok, nothing fishy in there I guess.
Three months after the Czech company installed the equipment, the ATCs are still using the old one as there are alot of glitches and incompatibility on the new system. They later found out that the company specializes on terminal/approach radar system and not for enroute. The ATCs as usual will be the ones to adjust.
Words have it that some consultants benefited (commission, I guess) on the deal. And we are talking big bucks in here, and not just a few thousand pesos slid under the table.

twotters
 

Yup yup... your right on the money twotters. Good one. Everyone's gotta do something if they want things to get better for good.

By the way; Having gone through the renewal process for several years now. I always turn them down when they offer me an easy way out. Just do it the proper and legal way and it'll still get done with your conscience in one piece. There are several check pilots and CAAP staff that will give you the time of day even without having to offer them anything.

needs information
 

Good day, everyone!

let me introduce myself. i have just been accepted as a consultant/researcher of a legislator. he gave me the task of researching and looking for news reports and other stuff regarding flight schools and performance of aviators/pilots who studied here in the philippines (w/c includes foreign students). because of some rumors regarding flight schools and flight industry, this honorable legislator wants to identify problems so he could draw some recommendations, which would later on become statutes to address these problems.

i have not started reading the posts here yet but i will by tomorrow (09/08/2010). if you have other information regarding the matter, please do not hesitate to send me a private message (as i am not yet comfortable disclosing my e-mail address and cellphone number).

please do not hesitate to do so. whether you are a representative of a flight school or an employee of CAAP, it would not matter for we really want to know everyone's side. we are aiming here for a win-win solution or a solution that will help not just one side, but both. thank you. :)

legal protectors
 

legal consultant, you can start your research at the offices of former congressmen pichay and ablan. they both have fyling schools under their wings.both schools have been audited recently by the CAAP upon the complaints of the DGCA(CAA of India) that their products were below standard and were shortchanged also of their money and flying time. you can also visit the office of the ombudsman and inquire about the cases of graft filed against some officers/ pilots of CAAP for mulcting money from indians who came to this country for flying lessons and hoping to obtain a flying license. it is when and where policians dip their hands that things become murkier. is you politician sterile? good luck, anyway.

legal consultant (1). use the clout of your politician to obtain a copy of the ICAO and FAA audit reports re our flight security operations and procedures which resulted in our downgrading to catagory 2. (2). get hold also of the act creating the CAAP and read about the civil service law and how it affected the implementation of reforms at the defunct and corrupt ATO(now CAAP). (3). read also the new Civil Air Regulations. (4). after reading all these, you may now have an idea on how to go about your noble intentions. best of luck.

@legal consultant
 

@legal consultant

Go over to the ATO/CAAP - whatever its called now- and ask officially for docs. Or are you just after rumours?

hi everyone... after a long silence, i am back. i've had some problems regarding my health. in fact, i was hospitalized for over a week. i am not sure whether i would still pursue this assignment since before i got hospitalized, i have not passed my contract with the congressman (regarding this work). :/ the only thing we can do is to hope that all things get back to normal (since i have final exams to conquer this month)... so yes, it's a pretty hectic month for me. please pray that i'd still get this work w/ the congressman since i am the kind of person who's really serious into getting things in our country solved in one way or another. huhuhu...

parsifal, i really want to know and see the audit reports of these organizations. i went into their website but i can't find the categories at all. do they keep these things as a secret? thanks for all the help...

good news...

seems like i'm still getting the job... just that the contract has not been signed yet. but i'm already doing my assignment... thanks, guys!