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{{Short description|Defunct airline of the Philippines (1995–1999)}}
{{Infobox airline 
| airline          = Grand International Airways
| logo             =
| logo_size        =
| fleet_size       = 9
| destinations     =
| IATA             = 8L
| ICAO             = GDI
| callsign         = 
| parent           =
| founded          = {{start date|1995||}}<ref>[http://www.airlinehistory.co.uk/RestofWorld/Philippines/Airlines.asp ''Airline History'']</ref>
| ceased           = {{end date|1999||}}
| headquarters     = [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]|
| key_people       =
| hubs             = [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]]
}}

'''Grand International Airways''' (or '''Grand Air''') was a short-lived airline in the Philippines which operated during the mid-to-late 1990s.

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2013}}
The airline was established when the Philippine Government started to deregulate its domestic aviation industry after decades of monopoly by [[Philippine Airlines]], then wholly owned by the government.

Grand Air was owned by the Panlilio family, which also owned [[Grand Boulevard Hotel]] in [[Roxas Boulevard]], [[Philippine Village Hotel]] (Airport Hotel) and Puerto Azul - a resort hotel in Cavite.

Towards the mid 1990s, Grand Air used to fly to Hong Kong [[Kai Tak Airport]] using their Airbus A300s.

The airline was forced to fold operation due to mounting debt problem with its Taiwanese creditors.

== Destinations ==
Grand Air flew (or have planned to fly) to the following destinations:<ref> https://www.flightglobal.com/breaking-the-monopoly/8234.article</ref>

*{{flag|British Hong Kong}}
**[[Hong Kong]] – [[Kai Tak Airport]]

*{{flag|Brunei}}
**[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] – [[Brunei International Airport]]

*{{flag|China}}
**[[Beijing]] – [[Beijing Capital International Airport]]

*{{flag|Indonesia}}
**[[Jakarta]] – [[Soekarno-Hatta International Airport]]

*{{flag|Japan}}
**[[Tokyo]] – [[Narita International Airport]]

*{{flag|Malaysia}}
**[[Kuala Lumpur]] – [[Subang International Airport]]

*{{flag|Philippines}}
**[[Cagayan de Oro]] – [[Lumbia Airport]]
**[[Cebu]] – [[Mactan–Cebu International Airport]]
**[[Davao City|Davao]] – [[Francisco Bangoy International Airport]]
**[[General Santos]] – [[General Santos International Airport]]
**[[Iloilo City|Iloilo]] – [[Mandurriao Airport]]
**[[Manila]] – [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]] (Hub)
**[[Puerto Princesa]] – [[Puerto Princesa International Airport]]
**[[Tacloban]] – [[Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport]]

*{{flag|Singapore}}
**[[Changi Airport]]

*{{flag|South Korea}}
**[[Seoul]] – [[Gimpo International Airport]]

*{{flag|Taiwan}}
**[[Taipei]] – [[Chiang Kai-shek International Airport]]

*{{flag|Thailand}}
**[[Bangkok]] – [[Don Mueang International Airport]]

*{{flag|Vietnam}}
**[[Hanoi]] – [[Noi Bai International Airport]]
**[[Ho Chi Minh City]] – [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport]]

==Fleet==
[[File:GrandAir Airbus A300 JetPix.jpg|thumb|GrandAir Airbus A300]]
The airline operated a fleet of 5 [[Airbus A300B4|Airbus A300B4-200]]<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/photo/GrandAir/Airbus-A300B4-203/0162390/M/ ''GrandAir F-OHPN'']</ref> and 4 [[Boeing 737-200]]<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/photo/GrandAir/Boeing-737-247/0511941/M/ ''GrandAir RP-C8887'']</ref> aircraft.

==Code data==
*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''8L'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rati.com/ALLANDING_1717.htm |title=''ATI Grand Air'' |access-date=2008-08-21 |archive-date=2009-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204131323/http://www.rati.com/ALLANDING_1717.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Code: '''GDI'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Grand-Air |title=''Grand Air - Details and Fleet History'' |access-date=2008-08-21 |archive-date=2008-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928111348/http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Grand-Air |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Airlines of the Philippines}}

[[Category:Companies based in Manila]]
[[Category:Defunct airlines of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1995]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 1999]]
[[Category:Philippine companies established in 1995]]
[[Category:1999 disestablishments in the Philippines]]