Manila, April 3 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Thursday announced that all its 11 FA-50PH fighter jets are now in "operational status" and "mission capable" following the lifting of the grounding order against the aircraft.

"The PAF's FA-50 fleet has been placed on operational status effective 25 March 2025," PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency.

She also said these planes are now flying their assigned missions shortly after the lifting of the grounding order.

"The aircraft are now all airworthy and mission capable," Castillo said.

The grounding order was lifted after inspection of all remaining aircraft found no technical problems with the FA-50PH fleet.

The 11 FA-50P...