(From the GMA News Network)

Sam Palmisano, the former top executive of IBM who guided the tech giant’s shift from manufacturing to outsourcing and e-services, is visiting the country for the first time to take part in a forum to be attended by Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Wednesday.

The visit of Palmisano also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the company’s local operations. Palmisano will be serving as special gue st for the “Philippine Think Forum”

A statement issued by IBM Philippines said the Think Forum is designed to bring together prominent leaders from cross sectors, private, public and academe, to engage in a collaborative discussion on global economic and social issues.

While in Manila AGES provided all VVIP ground handling services. Not to mention the flexibility in ensuring clearances and slot time were ready for an “anytime” departure.

IBM’s executive jet departed Manila almost 1 hour ahead of proposed schedule without a hitch.

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Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motors, Dr. Shoichiro and Mrs. Hiroko Toyoda back in Manila to attend the ground breaking ceremonies of  Toyota Motors Philippines Technical school.

From the GMA News Network:

To meet demand for highly-skilled, world-class automotive technicians for its global needs, Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. has allotted P350 million to establish a technical school within its special economic zone in Santa Rosa , Laguna.

“Skilled Filipino automotive technicians are in high demand not only in the Philippines but all over the world as well,” TMP president Michinobu Sugata said in a speech during groundbreaking ceremonies for the education facility on Thursday.

TMP vice president Rommel Gutierrez said the school will initially rise in a one-hectare land but would eventually expanded to 10 hectares in the future. With a promising outlook for the Philippine economy Toyota said it expects more Filipinos owning cars pushing higher the demand for new vehicles. “More vehicle fleet will be on the road and will further increase the demand for automotive technicians to provide after-sales service,” Sugata said.

AGES Aviation Center, Inc. takes pride in providing full VVIP ground handling service to the private jet carrying Dr. & Mrs. Shoichiro Toyoda, which is operated by Air Flite

The continuous heavy rains that have been affecting the whole of Luzon (northern region of the Philippines) could not stop AGES Aviation Center, Inc. from performing ground handling service to the business jet of PepsiCo. PepsiCo Aviation Global 5000 landed amidst torrential downpour but AGES Aviation was ready to receive the aircraft and their passengers. On board was CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, whose 2 day itinerary included visiting business partners, some Filipino business leaders, and Waterhope . AGES ensured that clearing was done in a short time. 

Ages was again tasked to handle the C40 aircraft that Admiral Samuel Locklear III will be using for his trip to the Philippines. Admiral Locklear, chief of the US Pacific Command based in Honolulu, Hawaii, met with President Benigno S. Aquino III to reaffirm his country’s commitment to help the Philippines develop “minimum creditable defence.”

General Martin Dempsey, the highest US Military Official and Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Manila early last night, 03 June 2012, at the Balagbag Ramp, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, after attending the recently concluded Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore. General Dempsey’s trip to the Philippines, which was part of his travel to Asia, was to meet with senior military and civilian leaders, as they routinely consult and exchange views on a broad range of bilateral, regional & global issues that reflect on common values and interests. General Dempsey met with General Jessie Dellarosa for a short discussion centering on military and security issues, before jetting off to Thailand.

Ages Aviation Center, Inc. once again was in charge of providing ground handling service for General Dempsey’s flight at Manila.

The Philippines is the host country for the 45th Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors. Among the participating countries that sent their representatives, India sent Finance Minister H.E Pranab Mukherjee. Talks of him being the front-runner for the presidential candidate, places the Finance Minister in a position where his comment was “It is speculative.” 

Ages again was chosen to provide FBO service for the private jet that transported the Finance Minister from India to Manila. The party of the Finance Minister as well as the esteemed diplomatic group from the Embassy of India in Manila were all very pleased with the airport & aircraft services preparations made by Ages.

Greg Norman the Australian golf great is back again in Manila. He is designing & building a golf course in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Mr. Norman flew in on a private jet which also took him to Dapitan City from Manila. From Dapitan City his private jet stopped at Cebu (Mactan) for a short technical stop (refuel) and was off to Guam.

All aircraft ground handling & permits for this Philippine Trip was handled by Ages Aviation Center, Inc.

Another high profile VVIP flight was successfully handled by Ages Aviation Center, Inc. The official state visit of the ruler of Persian Gulf state of Qatar, Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, is the first ever visit of a Qatar emir to the country. His trip included an Airbus 340, 320 and a Global Express business jet.

The Emir of Qatar cut short his two-day state visit in the country and left for home on the same day to attend to an urgent meeting. Despite the last minute change of schedule, Ages Aviation was able to meet all the aircraft handling requirements both for the main aircraft that flew the EMIR back to Qatar and the other aircrafts that stayed for two days because the members of the Emir’s delegation which included Qatar’s foreign minister finished the bilateral meetings

National Basketball Association (NBA) and Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant kicked off his five day-Asian tour with a visit to Manila , his third visit to the nation’s capital in the past 5 years, on 12 July 2011. Arriving on board a Nike Business Jet Gulfstream 5 at the Ages Aviation Center, Inc.  facilities in Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila Kobe’s first stop before proceeding to Seoul in South Korea and to cities in China.

Ages Aviation was put in charge of providing support for his flight. A special arrangement was also provided to accommodate MEDIA press stand section. This preparation resulted in the front page shot at the Philippine Star newspaper of Kobe Bryant. The last time the Los Angeles Lakers star visited Manila was in July 2009.