CAAP

03 Aug

Indian student pilot, trainer dead in Philippines plane crash

Manila, Aug 3, An Indian student and his trainer pilot died after the wreckage of a small plane was recovered following a crash in the Philippines, authorities said. Anshum Rajkumar Konde and Captain Edzel John Lumbao Tabuzo were onboard the Cessna 152 aircraft that went missing in Cagayan province on Tuesday, according to the official Philippine News Agency. Rescue operations are underway to retrieve the bodies of Tabuzo and Konde from the crash site in Apayao province, the agency said. The plane's wreckage and bodies were spotted by a medical and rescue team on board a Black Hawk helicopter of…

25 Jan

6-seater plane goes missing in Philippines

Manila, Jan 25 (IANS) A six-seater Cessna 206 plane was missing shortly after taking off in the northern Philippine province of Isabela, local media reported late on Tuesday. The aircraft with tail number RPC 1174 took off around 2:16 p.m. local time (0616 GMT) at Cauayan City airport in Isabela, bound for the coastal town of Maconacon, Xinhua news agency reported, citing reports. Local officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed that six people were aboard the missing aircraft, including the pilot. Local radio channel Bombo Radyo quoted Mary Sullen Sagorsor, the area manager of the CAAP…