When Philippine Airlines workers went on strike last year, he didn't side with labor.
Philippine Airlines, for instance, lost 75 pilots to overseas airlines during the past three years.
Only five days after Philippine Airlines stopped flying, Cathay Pacific began operating on some of its domestic routes.
African, Indonesian and Philippine airlines figure prominently on the EU's banned list, as do carriers in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
He denied that he had extended favours to Lucio Tan, the owner of the tottering national flag-carrier, Philippine Airlines.
Estrada has also supported Tan's tough downsizing policy at the troubled Philippine Airlines.
Investment banker made headlines in 1999 when he briefly stepped in as chief executive of then nearly bankrupt Philippine Airlines, replacing Lucio Tan.
Cambodian tycoon Kith Meng, who runs banking-to-telecoms conglomerate Royal Group, is teaming up with Philippine Airlines (PAL) to launch a new carrier later this year.
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Graduating at 20, he trained as a pilot with Philippine Airlines.
Joseph Estrada sat down to dinner with a pair of old associates - San Miguel Corp. chief Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco Jr. and Philippine Airlines head honcho Lucio Tan.
An indication of their influence is the key roles they played in effecting a major management revamp of two of the country's largest corporations: Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Philippine Airlines (PAL).
And he may have a tough time keeping at arm's length longtime associates and political supporters like Philippine Airlines boss Lucio Tan and San Miguel tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco - both Marcos-era cronies whose many business interests necessarily involve government.
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