Philippine Airlines was founded as Philippine Aerial Taxi Company in 1935 and commenced operations under its current name on March 15, 1941. The airline is headquartered at the PNB Financial Center in Bay City, Pasay, Philippines.
The airline has a main fleet of nearly 70 aircraft and close to 100 when subsidiaries are added in. These aircraft fly to close to 70 destinations around the world. That number increases to over 100 when subsidiaries are added in.
The largest in the fleet is the Boeing 777-300ER. The most numerous is the Airbus A321-200. Philippine Airlines flew Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets until 2014.