Lionair (Philippines)


Lionair, Inc., operating as Lionair, is a charter airline and a general aviation company operating in the Philippines with base operation in Pasay City. It operates charter passenger using fixed-wing and rotary-winged aircraft.
On August 2, 2011, the Philippine Senate 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.

Accidents and incidents

On September 1, 2019, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350 on a medevac mission from Dipolog City crashed into a resort in Calamba, Laguna due to engine failure. The aircraft, registered as RP-C2296 was written off. All 9 passengers on board died.
On March 29, 2020, a Lionair IAI Westwind plane registered as RP-C5880 caught fire and exploded while taking off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila killing all eight people on board. The aircraft was on a medevac mission to Tokyo, Japan.

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