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State offers assistance to airlines
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/02/2022
» The government has pledged to extend assistance to airline operators affected by the outbreak of the Omicron variant.
5-stage plan to upgrade city airport
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/05/2021
» The government yesterday received an Airports of Thailand (AoT) plan to expand Suvarnabhumi airport involving five stages.
U-tapao takes cues from Chinese aerotropolis
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/09/2018
» With airports functioning as crucial business magnets and economic drivers, the government is looking at twinning U-tapao airport with the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (ZAEZ) of Zhengzhou Xinzheng airport in Henan, China in the coming years.
B2.16bn approved for aviation push
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/07/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved 2.16 billion baht for the construction of a training centre for human resource development for the aviation industry and to study potential investment projects at U-tapao airport and Sattahip port.
U-tapao to get aviation zone
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/04/2017
» Some 6,500 rai of areas around U-tapao airport will be developed into a special investment promotion zone on aviation, a key component to support the government's much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
New bill on foreign quota for aviation
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/02/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved a new bill on civil aviation that authorises the Civil Aviation Board (CAB) to decide the proportion of foreign ownership in Thailand's aviation business.
Former WTO head supports Thai policies
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/09/2016
» The government's ongoing efforts to reform the economic and social structure of Thai society are moving in the right direction, says Supachai Panitchpakdi, a former secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).
Prayut puts pressure on CAAT to pull its socks up
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/06/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Transport Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to expedite efforts to improve aviation safety and achieve solid results within six months.
No backlash to date over Mers, flight safety woes
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/06/2015
» The government remains upbeat on tourism prospects despite the first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) in Thailand and the red flag flashed by the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).