It was based out of Manila and operated propeller aircraft including the Handley Page Dart Herald,[1] Fokker F27 Friendship and Lockheed L-188 Electra.This move was opposed by Philippine Airlines (PAL), the national flag-carrier.Under government pressure, Air Manila and Filipinas Orient Airways were merged into PAL in 1973.[2] On 4 June 1976, Air Manila Flight 702, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashed after taking off from an airport in Guam, killing all 45 on board and one person on the ground.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article about transportation in Philippines is a stub.