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Fifteen years ago in El Nido, Palawan, German pilot Iren Dornier dreamed he would make travel to all the beautiful islands of the Philippines easy and accessible.

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South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) director Nikos Gitsis is the first Philippine employer to receive the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a US Department of Defense agency.

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The 72.5-foot long, 18.25-foot high DO-24 amphibious aircraft, with wings spanning 88 feet, was finally unveiled at the Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) hanger here the other night.
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"Frequent flyers consider us their personal airline," said SEAIR co-founder and director Nikos Gitsis. "They know the pilots, they know the staff, they know us. They call us directly when they have problems."
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