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Thai airlines keep a wary eye on rising costs
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/01/2018
» Thai airlines are likely to face less financial turbulence in 2018 as competition eases, with the biggest challenge posed by rising costs, especially for fuel.
Short of slots, Thai AirAsia eyes longer jets
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 25/12/2017
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) will introduce the stretched-fuselage variant of its Airbus A320 workhorse to its fleet to deal with airport slot constraints.
Vietjet Air angles to be country-pair leader
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 22/12/2017
» Vietnamese no-frills airline Vietjet Air is poised to lead air connections between Thailand and Vietnam.
Qatar Airways lifts Thai profile
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/12/2017
» Fresh from launching its first regular service to Chiang Mai and on course to connect to U-tapao next month, Qatar Airways will further raise the Thai profile in its global network.
Qatar Air begins non-stop Doha-Chiang Mai flights
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 14/12/2017
» Chiang Mai on Wednesday established its longest international air link with the arrival of Qatar Airways' maiden non-stop flight from Doha.
Share of low-cost carriers growing but at a slower pace
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/12/2017
» Low-cost carriers (LCCs) have continued to strengthen their share of overall air traffic through Thailand, but there are signs of a slowdown in the speed of market penetration.
Phu Quoc billed as next Phuket
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 24/11/2017
» Vietnam is looking to replicate Phuket in putting its largest island in the Gulf of Thailand on the global tourist map.
New aircraft kick off Thai Lion Air's long-haul flight expansion
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 23/11/2017
» The first of Thai Lion Air's (TLA) three Airbus wide-body jets arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to herald its new strategy -- entry into medium- to long-haul flight services.
TAAX plans new routes, fleet growth
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 22/11/2017
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) is all set to get its expansion plans off the ground now that safety issues related to Thai regulators have been resolved.
NokScoot sets cautious course
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 18/11/2017
» NokScoot will pursue conservative growth, rather than adopting an aggressive expansion as was expected after the recent lifting of the red flag against Thailand over aviation safety standards.