Iloilo-Negros Air Express

Iloilo - Negros Air Express
Founded	1932 (“The First Commercial Airline in the Philippines”); 1993 (re-established);
Commenced operations	February 1, 1933
Ceased operations	1947
Hubs	Mandurriao Airport (Old Iloilo Airport) (former); Manila Airport (former); Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila) (present hub upon its re-establishment);
Parent company	Lopez Group
Headquarters	Iloilo (before ceasement of its operations); Manila Airport (before ceasement of its operations); Ninoy Aquino International Airport (present hub of the airline company when it was re-established in 1993);
Key people	Eugenio H. López, Sr. (Founder) ; Eugenio L. López III (Chairman) ; Benjamin R. López (President); Aldi Dexter P. Ampong (General Manager); Oscar M. López (Board Adviser)
Website	www.inaec.com.ph

Iloilo-Negros Air Express Aviation Corporation, which operated as INAEC Aviation Corporation or INAEC, is an airline company based in the Philippines. Founded in 1932 by the López family of Iloilo as Iloilo-Negros Air Express Company, Inc. (operated as Iloilo-Negros Air Express or simply INAEC), it was the first commercial airline in the Philippines. It was later renamed Far Eastern Air Transport Inc. (FEATI) and folded into the operations of Philippine Airlines (PAL) which was re-nationalized by the Philippine government and became the national flag carrier. The company built the Old Bacolod Airport in Brgy. Singcang Airport Bacolod City, Negros Occidental which was bought by PAL after the acquisition of the airline. INAEC was resurrected in 1993 as INAEC Aviation Corporation to serve the aviation needs of the Lopez Group of Companies and as a charter airline in 2001.

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