As Shared by Raoul Esperas of ABS – CBN

MANILA – The NBA team Houston Rockets arrived in Manila Monday (07 October, 2013) on board a chartered Boeing 747 plane of Atlas Air. Led by coach Kevin McHale, they disembarked at around 10 a.m. Monday at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1. Houston Rockets star players Jeremy Lin, Dwight Howard and James Harden got the most attention from the fans upon their arrival at the tarmac area of NAIA.

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. was honored to have been part of the first NBA  pre-season game to be held in Hoops crazy Philippines. As the elected ground handler, AGES provide full VVIP ground handling service to the Houston Rockets as they arrived on a Chartered Boeing 747 from Arrival to Departure. 24 hour aircraft security was provided security for the Chartered Aircraft.

U.S. Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel, one of the four most important cabinet officials in the U.S. Government, arrived in Manila, Philippines late afternoon as the last stopover of his Southeast Asian trip. The E4B (B747 equivalent) on which the U.S. Secretary of Defence arrived in, was parked at the Balagbag (AGES) Ramp under tight security during the short stay.  The Secretary of Defence was in Manila to clarify the plan of increased rotational presence of U.S. troops in the country as well as the to strengthen the U.S. Government’s “deep and unbreakable” alliance with the Philippines. Together with the E4B was another C-17 aircraft also parked at the Balagbag Ramp.

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. provided full VVIP Ground Handling service to both Aircrafts during the whole stay. AGES Aviation Center, Inc. is proud to continue to be the preferred handler of the U.S. Embassy for all their Flights in RPLL.

The French Air Force C-160 aircraft arrived last 18 August 2013 at the Balagbag (AGES) Ramp, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where Ages Aviation Center, Inc. was again chosen to provide all ground handling support for their short cargo stop that included refuelling.

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Yasumori Ihara arrives in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on board a private Gulfsteam 550, and was in the Philippines to celebrate Toyota Motors Philippines silver anniversary as well as take part in the Inauguration ceremonies of the Toyota Motor Philippines School of Technology in Sta. Rosa Laguna.

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. takes pride in providing full VVIP ground handling service to the private jet carrying Mr. Ihara, which is operated by Air Flite.

Sharing feedback from Captain (Navy) Wilson Trumper, RNZN Defence Attaché To Indonesia, Timor-Leste & the Philippines on his first hand experience with the RNZAF flight in MNL/RPLL. AGES provided both Technical Stop Handling and Remain Overnight Service.

Hi Chris and Raynor,

A quick email to acknowledge and the excellent work in support of the RNZAF B757 aircraft movements regarding the Manila stops.  Both the tech stop last week [24 July, 2013] and the overnight stop [30-31 July 2013] just completed this morning were handled with a very high level of proficiency and excellent communication and delivery of requirements.  The flight crew and pax were all very happy with how the air handling arrangements and support was organised and executed.  Full acknowledgement to Chris and his team at Ages Aviation on the ground here in Manila for making this happen.

Great job to all concerned and much appreciated.

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. once again has taken part in being a “witness” to history as we provided nothing less than full VIP treatment for the Miami Heat superstar and four time NBA MVP LeBron James’ first trip to the Philippines for Nike’s Witness History tour.

On board Nike Inc.’s business jet GLF V, the NBA Superstar arrived late afternoon. Tight security was requested by the organizers of LeBron’s Manila visit, that no media and news people were allowed access at highly secured AGES hangar at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The brief stay of “King James” came to a close as he departed Manila early in the morning of 24 July, once again in privacy away from prying eyes and over eager fans. LeBron James’ promise to return to the Philippines was much earlier than expected as the GLF V, which encountered a minor maintenance issue, had to return to the Balagbag (AGES) Ramp.

As shared by the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

“Upon returning to the hangar, the plane was immediately checked by Ages maintenance crew. Staff at the Ages hangar declined to comment on the nature of the glitch, citing “client privacy” and the “VVIP” (Very, Very Important Person) status accorded by the company to LeBron and his entourage.”

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. is the choice FBO of Nike and many other flight operators like them, who are looking for personalized, professional and premier service in the Philippines. AGES works to always ensure VVIP treatment from start to end and no matter how unique the required services maybe.

As shared by the Manila Times:

TOYOTA Motor Phils. (TMP) on Monday held a “line-off” ceremony at its Santa Rosa, Laguna, manufacturing facilities to introduce the all-new Vios subcompact, making the country the second market after Thailand to get the new car.

The new Vios was officially “certified” as meeting Toyota’s standards by Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda during his visit to the TMP plant on July 3, according to Dr. David Go, TMP senior executive vice president. Toyota Motor Corp., based in Japan, is the parent company of Toyota’s automotive business worldwide.

Mr. Akio Toyoda arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), unannounced to the local media at the time, for what was a short trip for the Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) President.  Seasoned to these types of arrangements AGES Aviation Center, Inc. provided full VVIP service to the aircraft and the group of Mr. Toyoda, putting personalized service at the forefront throughout their stay in Manila, Philippines (MNL/RPLL).

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. is pleased to share with you our valued clients a Blog write up taken from the PIXIE Chronicle titled MacroAsia Catering Services Wins the Silver Award in the Dragonair Caterer Performance Management Program (CPMP) dated 27 May 2013.

“With the objective to enhance the current catering quality standards of their outport catering stations, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited (Dragonair) introduced their newly developed Caterer Performance Management Program (CPMP) in 2012. This program serves as a very comprehensive system to measure and recognize caterers’ performance from all perspectives including Quality, Safety & Customer Satisfaction for a period of one year.

Part of the rating system included a survey conducted in January 2013. Direct ratings were given by managers in catering departments, KA local airport managers and the Cabin Crew. The results were tabulated with MacroAsia Catering Services (MACS) in Manila successfully clinching the Silver Award, the second highest award, recognizing the company as a top performing caterer amongst the 24 catering outstations where Dragonair flies to/from worldwide.

The outcome of the CPMP survey indicated that MACS achieved outstanding ratings in all perspectives of the 7 measuring criteria and executed reliable, consistent and high quality catering services to Dragonair.

The awarding ceremony was held at The Den, Marriott Hotel last 12 April 2013. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Patrick Yeung, Dragonair’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Andy Wong, General Manager for Inflight Services. Ms. Kim Chong, Manager for Catering Services and Mr. Edmond Lo, Manager for Performance, Quality Assurance & Special Projects.

The award was received by Mr. Joseph Chua, MACS President and Mr. Rhodel Esteban, MACS General Manager.

The handing of the award was witnessed by the local executives of both Dragonair and Cathay Pacific including Mr. Martin Xu, Country Manager. Mr. Ray Fung, Dragonair Reprsentative in Manila and Mr. Eddie Monreal, Airport Station Manager. Also present are the executives from MacroAsia Corporation and the MACS Management Team and staff.

Dragonair (KA) operates five (5) weekly flights from Manila to Hong Kong.”

We at AGES are committed in only providing the best service to our FBO/Ground Handling clients, even in the selection of our partners in the Industry.

AGES aligns ourselves with only the BEST to better serve you.

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. provided Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Support to PAGSS as they provided Ground Handling Service to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.  As shared by the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

As shared by the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

South Korean leader arrives to boost ties

“South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is in Manila for a three-day state visit.

Lee, here upon the invitation of President Benigno Aquino III, arrived at around 1:20 p.m. Sunday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport aboard a South Korean government Boeing 747 jet from Seoul.

The South Korean leader was welcomed by Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman, Air Force chief Lieutenant General Oscar Rabena, Naia General Manager Jose Angel Honrado, and Philippine Ambassador to Seoul Luis Cruz, among others.”

Originally posted: 5:01 pm | Sunday, November 20th, 2011

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. is proud to have the only VIP ready passenger boarding stairs in MNL/RPLL. AGES’ iconic boarding stairs has been of service to many Heads of State, Government Leaders, Royalty, Religious Leaders and Celebrities alike. We are equally honored to share that AGES’ boarding stairs has been specially requested by the GM of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to be use for special visits not handled by AGES Aviation Center, Inc.

Thank you colleagues and friends for the continued patronage.

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. takes pride as it provides full Ground Handling and FBO services to Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear III’s C-40/ B7373-BBJ as it arrives in Manila last June 6, 2013, and is met by Col. Carter, Sr. Defence Official of the US Embassy. 

As shared by the United States Embassy, the Commander of the US Pacific Command was in Manila from Thursday to Friday to meet with his counterparts in the Philippine Government to tackle and consult with defense officials in the Philippine government on a range of common “security challenges”.

All Services were done at the prestigious Balagbag “AGES” Ramp in Ninoy Aquino International Airport, MNL/ RPLL.