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| Founded | 1964 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1965 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1972 (merged into Philippine Airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Manila International Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Manila, Philippines | ||||||
| Key people | Caram Family | ||||||
Filipinas Orient Airways, Inc. was an airline founded by the originally Lebanese refugee family Karam (later Caram) in the Philippines in 1964, under Republic Act No. 4147.[1] FOA was granted the franchise to provide air transport service in the Philippines and between the Philippines and other countries on June 20, 1964, despite legal opposition by Philippine Airlines.[2] The company slogan was The Nation's Flag Carrier.
FOA—also known as "Fairways"—started their domestic flight operations in the Philippines on January 5, 1965, using DC-3 aircraft [1]. Their early days appear to have been crash-ridden with the loss of four DC-3 and one DC-6 within the first 4 years of operation. They went on to operate Sud Aviation Caravelles [2] and Nord 262, later to be replaced by NAMC YS-11. Their flight operations were ended after the declaration of Martial Law by then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972.[3] Philippine Airlines eventually took over the planes and routes of FOA.
On April 23, 1969, Douglas DC-3A PI-C947 was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Roxas City Airport. All 31 passengers and crew survived.[4]
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