Lionair, Inc., operated as Lionair, was a

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and a

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company that operated in the

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with base operation in

Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location j ...

. It operated charter passenger using fixed-wing and rotary-winged aircraft.

History

On August 2, 2011, the

Philippine Senate The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Senado ng Pilipinas'', also ''Mataas na Kapulungan ng Pilipinas'' or "upper chamber") is the upper house of Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines with the House of Representatives a ...

conducted a hearing on the alleged involvement of the company in the sale to the Philippine National Police of used helicopters that were described as brand new. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) had grounded Lionair in late March 2020, after a second fatal crash in just over six months.

Fleet

* Cessna Citation 500 *

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I * IAI Westwind II * Beechcraft B200 King Air * Let L-410 UPV *

Robinson R44 The Robinson R44 is a four-seat light helicopter produced by Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. Based on the company's two-seat Robinson R22, the R44 features hydraulically assisted flight controls. It was first flown on 31 March 1990 a ...

Accidents and incidents

*On September 1, 2019, a Beechcraft

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350 on a

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mission from

Dipolog Dipolog, officially the City of Dipolog ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dipolog; Subanen: ''Gembagel G'benwa Dipuleg/Bagbenwa Dipuleg''; Chavacano: ''Ciudad de Dipolog''; fil, Lungsod ng Dipolog), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province ...

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into a resort in Calamba, Laguna, due to engine failure. The aircraft, registered as RP-C2296, was written off. All nine passengers on board died. *On March 29, 2020, a Lionair

plane registered as RP-C5880 caught fire and exploded, while taking off from

Ninoy Aquino International Airport Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA , ; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino or ''Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Ninoy Aquino''; ), originally known and still commonly referred to as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main ...

in Manila, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft was on a medevac mission to

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, Japan.

References

Defunct airlines of the Philippines Airlines established in 2011 Airlines disestablished in 2020 Defunct charter airlines Companies based in Pasay Philippine companies established in 2011 2020 disestablishments in the Philippines {{Philippines-transport-stub