Cambodia Airlines
Cambodia Airlines was an airline in Cambodia owned by The Royal Group[1] and PAL Holdings, Inc. of the Philippines. As of September 2022, the airline is no longer operating.[2]
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Founded | 1997 (1st incarnation) 2013 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2005 2014 | ||||||
Hubs | Phnom Penh International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
Destinations | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | The Royal Group (51%) PAL Holdings, Inc (49%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||||||
Key people | Kith Meng (Chairman, The Royal Group) Ramon S. Ang (CEO, PAL Holdings, Inc.) |
History
Cambodia Airlines was founded in 1997 but its operations ceased in 2005.[3]
In 2013, Philippine's flag carrier, Philippine Airlines, formed a joint venture[4] with The Royal Group of Cambodia by buying a 49% stake in Cambodia Airlines. San Miguel Corporation, a diversified conglomerate in the Philippines, bought a stake in PAL Holdings, Inc. and took control of the management of Philippine Airlines from the Lucio Tan group. The Royal Group of Cambodia owned 100% of Cambodia Airlines before the joint venture. Operations between Manila and Phnom Penh were expected to begin in June 2013 while international flights were set to start in October the same year.
Fleet
The Cambodia Airlines initially leased two Airbus A320 for international flights and two Bombardier Dash 8 for domestic.
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Route | Notes | |||
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C | P | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A320-200 | - |
5 |
0 |
0 |
177 |
177 |
International | |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | - |
2 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
76 |
Domestic |
2015 |
Total | 7 |
References
- "Cambodia Airlines to get $20m", Phnom Penh Post
- "Cambodia Airlines". ch-aviation. 16 April 2016.
- World Airline Directory
- Doris C. Dumlao and Paolo G. Montecillo (4 April 2013), "PAL, Kith Meng of Cambodia sign deal to set up Cambodia Airlines", The Inquirer
- Lawrence Agcaoili (4 April 2013), "PAL, Royal Group of Cambodia form international airline venture", The Philippine Star
- Kim Arveen Patria (4 April 2013), "PAL, Cambodian group to launch new international airline", Yahoo! News