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Philippine Airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic (Conclusion)

by Gilbert Santa Maria - October 28, 2026 - 12:00am

The Federal Court judge overseeing the PAL Chapter 11 matter openly and consistently commended the PAL team, from the First-Day Motions through the Second-Day hearings, DIP financing, Section 341 creditor meeting,...

Special Report: Philippine Airlines during the COVID pandemic

by Gilbert Santa Maria - October 27, 2026 - 12:00am

By June 2020, the PAL Board had organized a Restructuring Committee and selected a New York City-based specialist in airline finance to advise us on options for restructuring PAL’s balance sheet.

Special Report: Philippine Airlines during the COVID pandemic

by Gilbert Santa Maria - October 26, 2026 - 12:00am

Within weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the world into a deep public health and economic crisis that devastated global aviation, laid waste to economies and killed millions of people.

A phoenix at sunrise

by Gilbert Santa Maria - October 25, 2026 - 12:00am

Over five years ago, on a Friday morning in the early fall in New York City, Philippine Airlines filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the Federal Court for the Southern...

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