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Travellers to get full refund for delayed flights in Malaysia
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Airlines in Malaysia will have to give passengers the option of a refund if their flight is delayed for five hours or more, as the Southeast Asian nation joins countries beefing up consumer air-travel rights.
Thai AirAsia X relaunches Sydney route
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 29/08/2024
» Gearing up for the end-of-year holiday season, Thai AirAsia X will resume its popular Bangkok to Sydney route from Dec 1. Six flights a week will be operated, with two on Friday and one each day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Air force chooses Gripen jets from Sweden
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/08/2024
» The Royal Thai Air Force said on Tuesday that it has chosen to acquire Gripen fighter jets from Sweden over US-made F-16s.
First hearing on Chiang Mai airport revamp held
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 26/08/2024
» CHIANG MAI: Airports of Thailand (AoT) held the first public hearing on Monday for its 24-billion-baht, five-year plan to increase the passenger handling capacity at Chiang Mai International Airport to 20 million passengers a year.
Japan scrambles fighter jets after Chinese military plane incursion
Published on 26/08/2024
» Japan scrambled fighter jets to warn off a Chinese military aircraft that briefly entered Japanese territorial airspace on Monday, in what domestic media said was the first incursion of its kind.
EVA Air Pioneers Sharkskin Technology for Greener Flights
Published on 26/08/2024
» Lufthansa Technik AG is proud to announce EVA Air as the first Asian airline to sign up for modifications with its drag-reducing, and hence fuel-saving, AeroSHARK surface technology, jointly developed with BASF. The Taipei-based airline has decided to modify its entire cargo fleet of nine Boeing 777F long-range freighters with the innovative riblet films, covering the aircraft’s fuselage and engine nacelles. With B-16786, the first EVA Air freighter has already undergone this comprehensive modification at the airline’s home base at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport. Closely guided by Lufthansa Technik, the modification was carried out by EVA Air's affiliate, Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT). The aircraft is expected to re-enter commercial service in early September.
Crash sees small airlines urged to follow safety rules
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2024
» The Transport Ministry has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to investigate the cause of a small aircraft crash in Chachoengsao.
Manila accuses China of more ‘provocative’ actions
Published on 24/08/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines on Saturday called on Beijing to “immediately cease all provocative and dangerous actions” after accusing it of “unjustifiably” deploying flares from the China-occupied Subi Reef while a Philippine aircraft was conducting patrols over the South China Sea.
Probe begins into plane crash that killed 9
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/08/2024
» The government will work with aviation experts to find the cause of the small plane crash in Chachoengsao's mangrove forest on Thursday. All nine people on board died, including five Chinese nationals, authorities said.
Chachoengsao plane crash: All 9 aboard feared dead
News, Online Reporters, Published on 23/08/2024
» Rescuers found no survivors at the site of a small plane crash in Chachoengsao on Thursday following an 11-hour search operation.