Prior to Spanish colonization in , the Filipinos had a rich culture and were trading with the Chinese and the Japanese. Spain's colonization brought abou t the construction of Intramuros in , a "Walled City" comprised of European buildings and churches, replicated in different parts of the archipelago. In , after years and rebellions, the Filipinos, with leaders like Jose Rizal and Emilio Aguinaldo, succeeded in winning their independence.
In , the Philippines became the first and only colony of the United States. Following the Philippine-American War, the United States brought widespread education to the islands. Filipinos fought alongside Americans during World War II, particularly at the famous battle of Bataan and Corregidor which delayed Japanese advance and saved Australia.
They then waged a guerilla war against the Japanese from to The Philippines regained its independence in Filipinos are a freedom-loving people, having waged two peaceful, bloodless revolutions against what were perceived as corrupt regimes. The Philippines is a vibrant democracy, as evidenced by 12 English national newspapers, 7 national television stations, hundreds of cable TV stations, and 2, radio stations.
Filipinos are a fun-loving people. Throughout the islands, there are fiestas celebrated everyday and foreign guests are always welcome to their homes. Source: www. It lies in the heart of Southeast Asia, stretching more than 1, kilometers. Composed of 7, islands, the Philippines is readily accessible to the different capitals of the world.
Its three main islands are Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The South China Sea washes its western shores. Taiwan, China and Hong Kong are northern neighbors and further north is Japan. An arm of the archipelago reaches out towards Borneo and at its feet stands the chain of Indonesian islands. To the east and south, the waters of the Pacific Ocean sweep its headlands, looking out towards Micronesia and Polynesia.
Its unique location has made the Philippines the commercial, cultural and intellectual hub of Asia from the dawn of history. Passengers transported in As a nation that once had the largest merchant fleet in the world, it seems fitting that the Dutch were among the first to set up a national airline that became a strong force to be reckoned with.
The need to connect Amsterdam to what was then known as the Dutch East Indies would certainly have been a powerful motivation to get KLM off the ground in the early days. Although formally founded in October , the new airline did not really take off until May , when a four-seater De Havilland DH.
In , KLM launched a service from Amsterdam to Batavia as Jakarta was then known , the world's longest air route at the time.
In , it became the first European airline to begin scheduled flights to New York, using DC-4 aircraft. Throughout its nearly hundred years of existence, KLM's commitment to innovation has been constant. This doesn't just apply to its fleet either. The airline has also proved pioneering with its use of social media, introducing the first social media-driven flight schedule.
Avianca, the oldest airline in Latin America and the second oldest airline in the world, is celebrating its centenary in First flight: Passengers transported in : As the world moved closer to war In the late s, SCADTA became a source of concern for the US government, who were worried about the security implications of the airline's links to Germany.
Pan American World Airways subsequently acquired a controlling stake in the company. Today, after absorbing several airlines in neighboring countries, Avianca is one of the largest airline groups in Latin America, with a fleet of aircraft and a network of subsidiaries that spans pretty much the whole continent.
As its name indicates, the initial goal of the airline was to service the tropical and sparsely populated lands of Northern Australia. Its first aircraft was an Avro , a pre-World War I biplane that could seat a pilot and one passenger.
Qantas was nationalized by the Australian government after World War II and reprivatized in the '90s. Its kangaroo livery first appeared in and accompanied the airline during the airline's expansion throughout the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Today Qantas remains the de facto flag carrier of Australia as well as the country's largest airline and one of its best known brands globally. Aeroflot was the largest airline in the world during the Soviet era. First flight: July A flight from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod carrying six people four passengers and two crewmen on a Junkers F13 marked the start of what would turn out to be the Soviet Union's, and later, the Russian Federation's flag carrier.
Originally called Dobrolet, it was renamed Aeroflot in , when the Soviet government decided to place the whole civilian aviation fleet under one single entity. After World War II, Aeroflot became the largest airline in the world, as air travel was often the only means of transportation available to bridge the vast expanses of the Soviet Union.
In , the airline introduced the Tupolev Tu, considered the first truly successful jet airliner. In much the same fashion as the Soviet Union, Aeroflot was separated in the '90s and divided into a number of regional airlines, with some former Soviet republics beginning their own services. The core of the airline then came under control of Russia and remains state-owned. Aeroflot underwent a massive transformation during the first decade of the 21st century in terms of both service and fleet.
PAL is Asia's oldest existing airlines, established in The results were released after airline customers voted around the world. The survey was conducted from August to May wherein Established in , London-based Skytrax is the international air transport rating organization. Skytrax undertakes qualitative product, service and passenger audits and research studies for airlines, airline alliances, airports and related air transport suppliers across the globe.
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