The new commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift, joined a surveillance mission over the West Philippine Sea on Saturday as part of his four-day visit to the Philippines.

Swift arrived in the country Thursday, July 16, for a four-day official visit and to engage with the country’s senior military leaders.

On Friday, he was accorded full military honors at the AFP General Headquarters (GHQ) in Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, where he also made customary office call on newly-installed AFP chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri.

During his visit Ages provided full ground handling service to his aircraft a C-37 militarized Gulfstream IV.

Admiral Swift was welcomed at the prestigious Balagabag “AGES” Ramp by Commodore. Crispin P. Mercado who with his subordinates took the opportunity while waiting on Admiral’s arrival to relax and engage in friendly conversation with US Embassy Officials over coffee at the Ages lounge the only VIP lounge in the middle of the airport and a stone throw away from the aircraft’s parking spot.

From the Philippines Star: MANILA, Philippines – The Tak Chun Group recently celebrated the grand opening of its Tak Chun VIP Club at the Solaire Resort and Casino.

The event was well attended by Tak Chun’s Philippine and foreign business partners, VIP guests, Solaire Resort & Casino’s executives, and the foreign and local media.

Levo Chan, chairman and chief executive officer of the Tak Chun Group, said, “This project is a big milestone for our company, it is the very first venture of our group outside of our Macau homebase. Solaire Resort & Casino is a world-class entertainment and gaming venue and it is aligned with our business objectives and goals.”

“The opening of our Tak Chun VIP Club here at Solaire Resort & Casino has distinctively built up another level to Tak Chun’s image. It is our commitment to provide the best service and present another whole new experience to all our guests, both foreign and local. This venture is mutually beneficial not only to the Tak Chun Group and Solaire Resort & Casino but also to the Philippines with its potential to further promote tourism,” Chan added.

With the entry of Tak Chun Group in the Philippines, it is a clear indication that the country has indeed reached international standards for gaming and entertainment.

Ages Aviation Center, Inc. took privilege of being the elected FBO of Tak Chun Group and provided full VIP service to their distinguished guests for this inaugural event.  As part of the VIP service PACKAGE OF Ages was the use of our lounge, the only one in the middle of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL/RPLL) and in the renowned Balagbag “Ages” Ramp.
With Ages’ renewed partnership with Metrojets Hong Kong, the crew was treated to THE ONLY seamless handling SERVICES AT NAIA, from arrival to their departure 3 days after. Tak Chun Group’s aircraft was parked and remained on the Ages Ramp for its entire duration with access to A PILOT Lounge and office amenities WHICH ARE ALL a stone’s throw away from the aircraft’s doorstep.

Ages’ continues to be concentrated IN ensuring passenger and CREW convenience.

Looking for a convenient and worry free trip to the Philippines. Look no further, Ages Aviation Center, Inc. is “at your service”.

MANILA – The world’s first DreamWorks-themed, indoor interactive play and creativity center, ‘DreamPlay by DreamWorks’, celebrated its official opening at City of Dreams Manila to great fanfare involving excited children and beloved DreamWorks animated characters, together with a stellar line-up of VIP celebrity parents.

Mr. Lawrence Ho, co-chairman and CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment was joined by DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Officer Mr. Jeffrey Katzenberg, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the family entertainment destination.

The DreamPlay center is a first-of-its-kind environment where kids can play and participate in a wide range of creative activities and fun-filled experiences with the characters of DreamWorks Animation’s world-famous films, including “Kung Fu Panda,” “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “How to Train Your Dragon.”

Ages Aviation Center, Inc. The preferred FBO of Melco Crown Entertainment once again provided full VIP service for Mr. Ho and his entourage during his short visit for the grand opening.

International pop singer Katy Perry is in the Philippines for her Prismatic World Tour concert at Philippine Arena.

This is Perry’s third visit to the Philippines, giving her fans another chance to party with her, at a larger venue.

The superstar arrived in Manila mid afternoon. Ages Aviation Center, Inc was specially selected by the management and security team to provide full VIP service for her private aircraft.

Having been to Manila twice before, it was the first time that the private aircraft of Katy Perry was handled by Ages Aviation Center, Inc. and was given the “Ages treatment” which her management and security team truly appreciated.

Ms. Perry and her entourage had Custom, Immigration, Quarantine (C,I,Q) clearing at planeside and was immediately transported to her next destination through their vehicles parked at aircraft side.

Ages is the premier FBO in the Philippines and the “go to” handler for Artist, Celebrities and Diplomatic VVIPS.

If you want hassle free service…Try Ages!

The Philippines and the United States will kick off this year’s Balikatan military exercise amid concerns over China’s reclamation activities in disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea.

More than 11,000 Filipino and American troops will join the drills to be held simultaneously in different locations until April 30.

A total of 6,656 American Soldiers will participate in the exercise, more than double the 2,500 strong contingents that joined in 2014. The number of Filipino participants, meanwhile, also increased to 5,023 from 3,000 last year.

Ages Aviation Center, Inc. proud FBO and Ground Handler of the US Embassy Manila takes part in the activities and acts as the Distinguished Visitor (DV) hub for pick up and drop off.

Ages provides full support including, ground handling service for the US Army H60 and US Marines C-12.

The Philippines Air Force (PAF) took delivery of its first C-295M military transport aircraft.

Airbus Military handed over the aircraft at Clark Air Base. Ages Aviation Center, Inc. provided full ground handling service through its agent in CRK / RPLC.

Commenting on the delivery, “the PAF said that the aircraft would provide added capability during disasters”.

A stretched variant of the C-235 transporter, the C-295 is a tactical military transport aircraft designed to carry out tactical airlift, search-and-rescue, and maritime patrol and environmental surveillance missions in all weather conditions.

Ages also provided ground handling in completing during turnover with a demonstration flight where distinguished guest of the Philippine Armed Forces where present.

Members of the popular British boy band, One Direction finally gave their thousands of Filipino fans a night to remember.
On Saturday, the band — composed of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson — dominated the local trends on Twitter as they performed the first half of the Manila leg of their “On The Road Again” tour at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
Ages took honor in servicing the private aircraft used by the band as they arrived in Manila hours before the concert. Ages, seasoned celebrity handler, ensured that the band’s privacy was kept while on the Ages ramp by setting up stanchions (keeping fans at a distance) tailor fitted to the security requirements requested by the Road Management group.

On departure, Ages was privileged to have received a signed memorabilia from the group as a thank you for the efforts in providing the only “True VVIP” service in Manila MNL/RPLL.

French President Francois Hollande on February 26 2015 paid a courtesy call on President Benigno Aquino III as part of his two-day state visit in the Philippines to push for climate change action.

On February 27, Hollande visited Guiuan town in Eastern Samar – one of the areas hit by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) over a year ago.

Film stars Marion Cotillard and Melanie Laurent, who are known as environmental advocates, were among the French delegation to the Philippines.

Ages Aviation Center, Inc. received the distinct honor of being selected as the preferred Fixed Base Operator for the entire French Presidential Convoy which included multiple aircrafts from passenger commuters such as the Airbus 332 which served at the presidential aircraft an Airbus 342 that carried media and distinguish guests, also part of the aircraft services by Ages was the very new A400M.

With their ever changing schedule, Ages remained flexible and showed its strength in ensuring a smooth operation for each Aircraft.

James Packer and Lawrence Ho, co-chairs of Macau casino giant Melco Crown, shared upbeat prospects for the $ 1-billion City of Dreams Manila as they flew back to town for the grand opening of the country’s newest integrated resort on Monday.

City of Dreams, the second integrated resort to rise at Pagcor Entertainment City, is a partnership with the SM group.

City of Dreams has about two hectares of gaming space, more than 900 hotels rooms operated under three hotels brands – Crown, Hyatt and Nobu, the DreamPlay indoor amusement park and about two hectares of restaurant and retail space.

As the preferred FBO (Fixed Base Operator) of Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE), Ages Aviation Center was given the great honor of providing full VVIP aircraft services for their A139 Business Jet with the cabin refitted with the same luxurious amenities as that of the City of Dreams. The very high standards of service required by the aircraft crew was satisfied by the seasoned ground crew and trained professional of Ages.  

Our warmest congratulation to Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) on the opening of City of Dreams and thank them for the honor of being considered as one of the Best FBO in the world.

The first-ever international touring production of the Broadway hit musical Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” based on the 1991 Oscar-winning full-length animated feature film, and now–after 20 years—has reunited its original 1994 Broadway collaborators: directors Robert Jess Roth, choreographer Matt West , scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward, lighting designer Natasha Katz, book writer Linda Woolverton, composer Alan Menken, and lyricists Tim Rice (and the late Howard Ashman), opens on Thursday, Jan 9 at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines ( CCP ) in Pasay City.

Ages Aviation Center, Inc. is proud to have been of service in bringing in the vibrant stage sets of the renowned play to the Philippine’ soil aboard a B747-8F. Ages Aviation provided full cargo handling service to Air Bridge Cargo Airlines who flew the stage sets from Milan bound for its temporary home in Manila, Philippines for the next few weeks.