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Business first, tourists later, say air chiefs
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/06/2020
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) will begin talks on the resumption of international services with airline representatives on Tuesday, according to director-general Chula Sukmanop.
Inbound flight ban continues
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/04/2020
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is planning to extend its inbound flight ban for another 15 days to prevent a possible increase of Covid-19 infections as over 1,000 Thais are scheduled to return to the country this week.
Domestic flights face strict disease-control rules
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/04/2020
» Commercial airlines have been told to adopt strict anti-disease transmission rules when they resume domestic flights on May 1, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
Thai authorities reject calls to ground planes
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/03/2019
» GARA-BOKKA, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed killing 157 people was making a rattling noise and trailed smoke and debris as it flew above a field of cows before hitting earth, according to witnesses.
Rainmaking to begin this week to clear air
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2019
» The government is stepping up efforts to fight the worsening, detrimental effects of air pollution caused by the fine dust that has blighted Bangkok and surrounding areas since late last year.
Prayut denies trip goal to snare fugitive PMs
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/06/2018
» Ahead of his visit to the UK and France on Wednesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday denied wanting to discuss bringing fugitive former premiers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra back to face justice in Thailand.
Airline engine blows up over US, kills passenger
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/04/2018
» PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: A Southwest Airlines jet blew an engine at 32,000 feet and sent shrapnel through the airplane's window, setting off a desperate scramble by passengers to save a woman from getting sucked out.
Uber's 'flying car' gets help from NASA
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/11/2017
» Uber Technologies Inc advanced its vision of a network of flying cars by signing an agreement with Nasa on how to safely manage the futuristic systems.
Drone owners ordered to register their aircraft
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/10/2017
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has ordered that all drones must be registered before they can take off again.
Dubai tests pilotless drone taxi. Would you try it?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/09/2017
» Dubai staged a test flight on Monday for what it said would soon be the world's first drone taxi service.