Up close and personal with CAPT. STANLEY NG

BY NEIL BRAVO

Philippine Airlines (PAL) made history with the touchdown at Perth Airport of the first nonstop flight from the Philippines last March 27, 2023.

Captain Ng joined the airline in 2003 as an airport customer relations staffer. He then took his Ab Initio Cadet Pilot training at the PAL aviation school and joined the pilot roster as a Second Officer in 2006. He rose through the ranks, eventually serving as Chief Pilot of the PAL Airbus A320/A321 fleet.

He joined the flag carrier’s top management team as Senior Vice President of the Operations Group before his appointment to the position of President & COO in January 2022.

Capt. Ng is the first active pi- lot to serve as the top executive of the flag carrier since the 1960s, having ascended to the PAL presidency after an 18-year career in the airline.

The new PAL direct flights, a thrice weekly scheduled service operating into the Western Australian capital every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, allows travelers to fly between Perth and Manila in just seven (7) hours. This saves travelers four to six hours in travel time compared to flying via other airline routes that require a stopover and flight connections in a third country.

And if you are lucky to have Capt. Ng in the cockpit, it will be 30 minutes quicker.