New PH fighter jets escort Aquino’s plane from US trip

After a decade, the Philippine Air Force is back to its role of escorting the president and other visiting heads of state while in the country’s airspace.

The Air Force resumed its role on Friday using the two newly acquired FA-50 fighter jets as it escorted President Benigno Aquino III’s plane from his official trip to the United States. The jets were flown by Air Defense Wing fighter pilots.


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