Philippine Airlines fleet

Philippine Airlines operates a fleet composed of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft from five families : Airbus A320ceo family, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777.

Current fleet

, Philippine Airlines operates the following aircraft:

Fleet development

Airbus A321

On August 28, 2012, Philippine Airlines ordered 44 Airbus A321s, splitting it between 34 A321ceo and ten A321neo aircraft. Orders for the A321ceo were later reduced to 24. These are utilized for short-haul and medium-haul flights that serve Southeast and East Asia such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur, as well as major domestic destinations including Cebu and Davao. The first A321, equipped with IAE V2500 engines, was delivered on August 7, 2013.
The A321neos were originally scheduled for delivery starting November 2017; however, PAL postponed it to January 2018, and again to May, due to problems with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines. PAL received its first A321neo on June 1, 2018, while the other five A321neos were delivered until December 2018. The remaining fifteen A321neos in the SR variant, on the other hand, will be delivered in the following years. However, PAL only received two A321neo SRs in 2019 as the airline revises its re-fleeting plan.
In August 2021, PAL postponed future deliveries of its A321neo planes to 2026 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Subsequently, it decided to refurbish its older A321ceo aircraft with new seats and in-flight entertainment from mid-2025 onwards; the first refurbished A321ceo re-entered service on September 24, 2025.
The first six long-range Airbus A321neos, capable of eight-hour flights, primarily serve the airline's select medium and long-haul routes such as Brisbane, Perth, Port Moresby, and formerly, Sapporo. The SR variants, meanwhile, serve short-haul regional routes in Southeast Asia and other neighboring countries.
In November 2025, a portion of the A321 fleet was temporarily grounded to conduct a mandatory software update for the Elevator and Aileron Computer. This was performed due to an Emergency Airworthiness Directive by EASA, following an analysis suggesting strong solar radiation could corrupt critical flight control data. The update resulted in the cancellation of four domestic flights on November 29 and 30, 2025, but was fully completed by the airline by December 1, 2025.

Airbus A330

Philippine Airlines introduced their first Airbus A330-300 on July 30, 1997, with the delivery of the first aircraft, F-OHZM. It later acquired eight Airbus A330-300s as a replacement for their aging Airbus A300B4 fleet. These are primarily deployed in Asia and Oceania routes, as well as flights to Honolulu and Guam, and domestic destinations such as General Santos, Cebu and Davao.
On August 28, 2012, Philippine Airlines ordered 10 new Airbus Airbus A330-300s, but the airline later expanded its orders to 20 on October 1. The airline received its first A330-300 High Gross Variant in September 2013. The newer A330s use a pair of Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, unlike the older General Electric CF6 engines that powered the earlier A330 fleet. The original fleet of eight A330s were transferred to PAL Express until they were retired on August 31, 2014.
On May 17, 2024, Philippine Airlines signed an agreement with Wamos Air to wet lease two Airbus A330-200s for use on flights to Sydney and Melbourne. These aircraft started operating on June 1, and the agreement was to take effect until October 31.

Airbus A350

On April 29, 2016, Philippine Airlines finalized its firm order of six Airbus A350-900s. The contract firms up a memorandum of understanding announced during the 2016 Singapore Airshow on February 17. It replaced the aging Airbus A340-300s that served North American and Asian destinations.
On July 14, 2018, PAL received its first A350-900. On February 14, 2019, PAL took delivery of their fifth A350 with the iconic Love Bus decal to mark the 40th anniversary of their partnership with Airbus.
The A350-900s, which have a three-class configuration, are primarily deployed in the airline's ultra long-haul flights to cities such as New York and Toronto. The A350s are also used in domestic and regional Asian flights during peak seasons or when there is high demand in destinations such as Bangkok, Cebu, Davao, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo. PAL's A350s have a maximum takeoff weight of 278 tonnes, enabling non-stop Manila-New York flights without payload limitations in either direction, a flight which began on October 29, 2018.
On February 15, 2018, Jaime Bautista, then-president of the airline, expressed interested in the larger A350-1000. Five years later, on June 20, 2023, PAL ordered nine A350-1000s with an additional three purchase rights. Deliveries will start from the fourth quarter of 2025 until 2027.
On December 20, 2025, PAL received its first A350-1000—the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, bearing the Philippine registration RP-C3510.

Boeing 777

On March 12, 2007, Philippine Airlines finalized the purchase agreement with Boeing covering the firm order of two Boeing 777-300ERs. It ordered two more three months later. These are primarily used for long-haul flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto, and Seattle. It was also used for service to London and New York City, but was later replaced by the A350-900. They are sometimes deployed in Asian and Australian routes as well if the demand needs it.
In 2009, the airline leased two Boeing 777-300ER to replace the former flagship Boeing 747-400 from GECAS. The first Boeing 777 was delivered to PAL on November 19, 2009. The airline currently has 10 777s in its fleet.
In June 2019, Philippine Airlines planned to acquire the next-generation Boeing 777X to gradually replace their aging Boeing 777 fleet.
Last 2024, citing great demand, the airline, through a leasing agreement, added two Boeing 777-300ERs to its fleet was registered. These were former Garuda Indonesia planes and were replacements for the two Boeing 777s that left the fleet in 2020 and 2024. These two planes retained their Garuda cabin configuration and were re-registered as RP-C7783 and RP-C7784.

Historical fleet

Aircraft	Total	Year introduced	Year retired	Replacement	Notes	Refs
Airbus A300B4	13	1979	2001	Airbus A330-300
Airbus A319-100	4	2007	2013	Airbus A320-200 Airbus A321-200
Airbus A320-200	26	1997	2019	Airbus A321-200	Transferred to PAL Express.
Airbus A340-200	4	1996	1999	Airbus A340-300	Leased from AFS.
Airbus A340-300	3	1996	1997	-	Leased from Gulf Air.
Airbus A340-300	4	1997	2014	Boeing 777-300ER
Airbus A340-300	6	2013	2018	Airbus A350-900	Leased from AFS. Ex-Iberia aircraft. Last A340-300 operator in Asia.
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.MK 1	1	1976	1981	-
BAC One-Eleven 400	3	1966	1971	BAC One-Eleven 500
BAC One-Eleven 500	13	1971	1992	Boeing 737 Classic
Beech Model 18	2	1941		Douglas DC-3
Boeing 707	1	1960		Douglas DC-8
Boeing 727-100	2	1981	1984	Boeing 737 Classic	Both aircraft acquired from Transair Sweden.
Boeing 727-200	2	1979	1981	Boeing 727-100	Both aircraft leased from Hughes Airwest.
Boeing 737-300	15	1989	2006	Airbus A320-200	EI-BZG was destroyed by a fuel tank explosion.
Boeing 737-400	3	2000	2006	Airbus A320-200
Boeing 747-200B	9	1979	2001	Boeing 747-400	First four aircraft were configured with 14 "Skybed" berths on upper deck until the 1990s.
Boeing 747-200M	4	1988	1997	Boeing 747-400	EI-BWF was damaged by an explosive as part of a test run for Bojinka plot.
Boeing 747-400	4	1993	2014	Boeing 777-300ER	RP-C7471 carried then Philippine president Fidel V. Ramos on its delivery flight.
Boeing 747-400M	1	1996	2014	Boeing 777-300ER	Originally the second 747-400M of Kuwait Airways, which was cancelled by the intended airline in favor of Boeing 777s.
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter	6	1955			Was primarily used for rural services in Mindanao due to its STOL capabilities. Several were lost due to accidents.
Convair CV-340		1950s	1960s
Douglas DC-3	14	1946	1978
Douglas DC-4	41	1946		Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-6	2	1946		Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-6B	1	1952		Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8	14	1962	1979	Airbus A300
Fokker F27 Friendship	18	1960	1967	Hawker Siddeley HS 748
Fokker 50	11	1988	1999	Airbus A320-200
Hawker Siddeley HS 748	21	1967	1989
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	6	1974	1996	Boeing 747-200B, McDonnell Douglas MD-11	PH-DTC, PH-DTI, and PH-DTK were leased from KLM from 1974 to 1984.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11CF	2	1996	1998	Airbus A340-300 Boeing 747-400	Leased from World Airways.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11ER	2	1996	1998	Airbus A340-300 Boeing 747-400	Leased from World Airways.
NAMC YS-11	12	1972	1985		Ex-Filipinas Orient Airways aircraft.
Short 360-300	8	1987	1999	Fokker 50	One crashed near Iligan Airport.
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
Vickers Viscount	4	1959		NAMC YS-11A-600

Fleet maintenance

The entire Philippine Airlines fleet of Airbus and Boeing jets were formerly maintained in-house at the PAL Technical Center, which consisted of two hangars. The hangars contained an engine overhaul shop, two engine test cells, and test shops. The responsibility of maintaining the fleet, as well as all the facilities, was subsequently transferred in 2000 to Lufthansa Technik Philippines, a joint venture of Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik AG, a leading maintenance provider in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, and MacroAsia Corporation, one of the Philippines' leading providers of aviation support services and catering for foreign airlines, owned by Lucio Tan, the majority owner of PAL. LTP currently maintains an eight-bay hangar and workshops occupying at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Currently all A320 family aircraft, including all A321 aircraft that are already delivered and those to be delivered, are being maintained by Lufthansa. PAL Express is the budget arm of PAL and has overtaken PAL in 2012 in domestic seats second only to Cebu Pacific.
On May 18, 2018, Philippine Airlines signed a deal with Lufthansa Technik Philippines to maintain its new Airbus jets for 12 years. The deal, which took effect on May 31, is estimated to be worth P13.6 billion during its lifespan.