Philippines

Boeing has a longstanding relationship with the Philippines and its 85-year-old national carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL), as well as the country’s largest domestic carrier, Cebu Pacific Air. Boeing's presence in the Philippines began in the mid-20th century as commercial aviation started to grow in the country. In 1941, Philippine Airlines was established, making it the first commercial airline in Asia.

Boeing’s supply chain spend in the Philippines is approximately $100 million annually and is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

In 2026, we mark the 80th anniversary of Boeing’s partnership with Philippine Airlines. As early as 1946, PAL operated a fleet of five Douglas DC-3s and chartered a DC-4 to ferry 40 American servicemen from Manila to Oakland, California, making PAL the first Asian airline to fly across the Pacific. Boeing has a customer service office in Manila.

Boeing suppliers in the Philippines produce parts for all Boeing Commercial Airplanes programs. Collins Aerospace produces 737 lavatories, and galley inserts for multiple programs, as well as the passenger service units for the 787. JAMCO Philippines provides 777 and 787 galley panel assemblies, and Moog Controls Corporation manufactures flight actuation system components for multiple airplane programs. Several Philippine companies such as Famous Secret Precision Machining and Applied Machining Corp. provide components and subassemblies. Today, Boeing’s supply chain spend in the Philippines is approximately $100 million annually and is one of the largest in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia’s feedstocks could supply about 12% of global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demand by 2050.  The Philippines, alongside Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, accounts for roughly 90% of the region’s SAF feedstock potential.

Boeing supported a techno-economic assessment on producing SAF from agricultural waste in Southeast Asia, including a case study in Palawan using non-standard coconut feedstock. High-potential regions include Cagayan Valley, North Mindanao and southern Philippines, where agricultural residues are available year-round.

Through the Island Skies Alliance, Boeing works with the Philippines Department of Transportation and the Philippine Coconut Authority to advance domestic SAF development and decarbonization.

Boeing has been partnering with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to organize training in support of safety enhancements and human capital development in the Philippines. Boeing and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have ongoing collaboration in supporting both regional and national aviation safety objectives.