Filipinas Orient Airways

Filipinas Orient Airways, Inc. was an airline founded by the originally Lebanese refugee family Karam (later Caram) in the Philippines in 1964, under Republic Act No.

FOA—also known as "Fairways"—started their domestic flight operations in the Philippines on January 5, 1965, using DC-3 aircraft [1].

They went on to operate Sud Aviation Caravelles [2] and Nord 262, later to be replaced by NAMC YS-11.

Their flight operations were ended after the declaration of Martial Law by then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972.

On April 23, 1969, Douglas DC-3A PI-C947 was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at Roxas City Airport.

A Filipinas Orient Airways Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R at Manila International Airport in 1974.