Aerolift or Aerolift Philippines Corporation is a defunct inter-island

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based in the

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. It was established in 1982 and was chosen by the government in 1989 as the second flag carrier of the Philippines next to

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. Its aircraft accident caused it to cease operation in 1996. It pioneered the feeder airport operations in the country direct from

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. It also was the first airline to fly to Caticlan and Busuanga airports. It was the first airline which promoted

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as a foreign tourist destination. It flew regular flights to Kalibo,

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, San Jose, Ormoc and Surigao. It also flew to Bagabag, Catarman, Basco, El Nido, and Cuyo. The airline's mounted profitable daily feeder-airport flights and growing profitable foreign tourist destinations prompted

, its biggest rival to introduced direct flights too larger airports which it operates utilizing a larger fokker-50 aircraft to the cities of

, Kalibo, and

in 1988. Its corporate office was located in the ground floor of Chemphil Building,

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, Legaspi Village,

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Fleet

Aerolift Philippines operated the following aircraft during its existence:

Accidents

On May 18, 1990, one of its

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aircraft, RP-C314, Flight 075 bound for Surigao crashed on take-off killing all 21 passengers and crew on board, including 4 people on the ground.The Philippines Air Accidents 1990-1999

References

{{Airlines of the Philippines Airlines established in 1982 Airlines disestablished in 1996 Companies based in Makati Defunct airlines of the Philippines 1996 disestablishments in the Philippines Philippine companies established in 1982