Philippine Airlines (PAL), in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), will host on June 29 to July 1, the first-ever Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Maintenance Safety Seminar in the Philippines which aims to ensure uniformity in safety practices in civil aviation maintenance.

The seminars are being conducted by the FAA in different countries in the Asia-Pacific region, in cooperation with the local aviation authority, conveying safety principles and practices.

The seminar in the Philippines, to be held at the Century Park Hotel, will be conducted by the FAA San Francisco International Field Office, represented by Lori L. Aquilino, Assistant Office Manager and Larry D. Moheit, Principal Maintenance Inspector for Philippines and the FAA Safety Team represented by Western Pacific FAASTeam Programme Managers Jim R. Hein, Randall T. Prine and Kathleen O'Brien.   
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, represented by Director-General Ruben F. Ciron, Eduardo G. Batac, Director of Flight Standards Inspectorate Service and Teodoro L. Lasmarias, Chief of Flight Operations Division will also be among the speakers and presentors during the seminar.

Through the seminars, the regulators and the civil aviation community are able to communicate directly, freely and effectively, encouraging growth of a positive safety culture. Similar seminars have been conducted in Japan, Taiwan, China and Australia.

Expected to attend are over 160 aviation industry representatives from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Guam, Taiwan, Singapore, Macau, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. Two representatives from the American Embassy in Manila will also be in attendance as observers.

Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) – PAL's maintenance service provider – will host a dinner and a tour of LTP facilities on June 29.