Airline Name
Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines (Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines Incorporated)
(Apologies for the low quality, this was taken from their website on the Wayback Machine.)IATA: Q8/4P [souces vary] / ICAO: PEC / CALLSIGN: PAC-EAST CARGO
Founded in 1990 (Oct. 9th), commenced operations in 1991 (Dec. 20th), ceased operations in 2010 (Dec. 30th)
(Air operator certificate suspended)
Country of Origin
Philippines, Asia ()
Main Hub(s): Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Clark International Airport (CRK)
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
(For this airline, some types are already available in WoA, some not.)Aircraft operated (already in-game/planned):
Airbus A300 (F4-200, A30BF) - 1 former.
(Pictured below: TC-MNB - now known as 4L-BIC, stored)This seems to be the only clear shot I was able to find of the aircraft, otherwise I definitely would’ve gotten a better reference.
The lack of media could be attributed to the fact that this aircraft only was with Pacific East Asia for a very short period, specifically around 2 months (June to August) in 2002, before being returned to MNG Airlines, whom this airline leased this aircraft from.
Anyways, not the strongest start, but let’s see what else this airline has in store:Boeing 737 (-200C, B732C) - 1 former.
(Pictured below: F-GFYL - later scrapped, known as ZS-OVO at the end of its life)Similar to the A30BF above, this aircraft was also leased out to Pacific East Asia, specifically from France-based Euralair.
As a little fun bit of history, if the registration in general seems a little familiar, that’s because this aircraft actually went to Air Liberte after its time with Pacific East Asia was up.
Anyhow though, that’s all I have to say for this aircraft, so moving on:British Aerospace BAe 146 (-300QT, B463F) - 2 former.
(Pictured below: RP-C480 - now known as G-JOTC, stored)I decided to provide two references as only one of the pictures wouldn’t have been enough to provide a good reference.
Not many other pictures seem to exist of their -300s in general, likely due to the fact that they were only with the airline for 6 months - more specifically, from April to October of 1993.
Anyways though, that should be all for the aircraft in-game. As for what isn’t, though:Aircraft operated (not in-game):
Boeing 727 (-100F, -200F, B721F/B722F) - exact number of aircraft operated not available/not clear.
(Pictured below: Boeing 727-100F RP-C5353 - status unknown)(Pictured below: Boeing 727-200F N6809 - later scrapped)
Information is pretty scarce on their 727s, so I wasn’t able to exactly determine if this aircraft was leased out from an American operator (and which), but I think it’s reasonable to assume that it was, though for how long I do not know.
Besides that, though, there’s one last livery I wanted to show for this type:
(Pictured below: Boeing 727-200F PK-YGI - later scrapped, known as RP-C5355 at end of its life)This livery appears to wear the colors of Tri-MG, who leased it to Pacific East Asia, leading to the creation of this ‘hybrid livery’ of sorts. Again, details are pretty scarce, so I don’t know for sure how long they would’ve been with Pacific East Asia, alongside any other details.
Anyways, with that, that should cover the 727s, so next up:British Aerospace BAe 146 [cont.] (-200QT, B462F) - 2 former.
(Pictured below: RP-C481 - partially preserved, known as G-TNTD at end of its life)This time around, I decided to provide a second reference as it better conveys the livery of the aircraft, but the first image is still a great reference, nonetheless.
Why should this airline be added?
This airline should be added as it would be quite a unique cargo airline serving, as the name says, East Asia, with a small, yet notably unique selection of aircraft types. Aircraft like the B463F (and B462F, if eventually added) are definitely quite rare to see in Asia, further complimented by the other types such as the A30BF, which is very rare in general, and the B732C, which of course could be added with the 737 Classics update.Unfortunately, while the airline supposedly operated up until 2010 before ceasing operations, most of their planes had left the airline prior to that point, bar possibly the 727s (only because I don’t have a definite record of them). If you’d like more details: the A30BF only was operated for the summer of 2002 (as established above), the B732C was only operated from 1994 to 1996, and the B462s/B463s were all gone by 1999 (specifically the B462 lasted that long).
However, in spite of that, one of my primary motivators for suggesting this airline was the fact that in their list of destinations operated, Hong Kong (both Kai Tak and Chek Lap Kok) were listed, making this a great pick to diversify event arrivals or even possibly special contracts there. (not that HKG in-game has a shortage of them though lol)
Beyond just serving Hong Kong though, this airline could also appear at airports such as Bangkok, and possibly the likes of Sydney and Kannur, too.
(sydney might be out of range, though i’m not sure, and i’m not sure if kannur is coded to receive any special arrivals)Anyways though, to summarize, I think this airline should be added because it would be a relatively small, yet still notable addition, that would give some more variety to rare aircraft types (notably the B463F and A30BF) and could give some more content to the soon-to-be B732, alongside allowing for some nice additional event and airline variety in East Asia, especially when it comes to Hong Kong, and finally, it would further add to the vast history of aviation and airlines in the Philippines.
SOURCES:
Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines’ Planespotters.net Page
Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines’ Wikipedia Page
