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Founded | 1964 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1965 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 1972 (merged into Philippine Airlines) | ||||||
Hubs | Manila International Airport | ||||||
Destinations | 18 | ||||||
Headquarters | Manila, Philippines | ||||||
Key people | Caram Family |
Filipinas Orient Airways, Inc. was an airline founded by the originally Lebanese refugee family Karam (later Caram) in the Philippines in 1964, under Republic Act No. 4147.[1] FOA was granted the franchise to provide air transport service in the Philippines and between the Philippines and other countries on June 20, 1964, despite legal opposition by Philippine Airlines.[2] The company slogan was The Nation's Flag Carrier.