Philippine Airlines (
PAL), a trade name of PAL Holdings, Inc. (
PSE:
PAL], also known historically (until 1970) as
Philippine Air Lines, is the
flag carrier of the
Philippines. Headquartered at the
PNB Financial Center in
Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the first and oldest commercial airline in
Asia operating under its original name. Out of its hubs at
Ninoy Aquino International Airport of
Manila and
Mactan-Cebu International Airport of
Cebu, Philippine Airlines serves 31 destinations in the Philippines and 41 overseas destinations in
Southeast Asia,
East Asia,
Middle East,
Oceania,
North America and
Europe.