We trace the rise of Captain Stanley Ng, President and Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Airlines, and how he is charting the future for the national carrier.

Today, at the helm of Philippine Airlines as President and Chief Operating Officer is the much-celebrated Captain Stanley Ng. He is the youngest President of Philippine Airlines (PAL), having been appointed to the position in 2022 at the age of 44. He is also a licensed commercial pilot, making him the first pilot to be president of PAL since 1963. While lauded for historical firsts, Captain Stanley Ng is charged with the future of the national carrier. His job? To navigate it out of the turbulent pandemic years and its aftermath and chart a new tomorrow for its over 6,461 employees, all its shareholders, and the nation itself.