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Airport plans up in air
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 29/12/2019
» While the Prayut Chan-o-cha government struggles to invigorate a tepid economy, it is also fuelling the slowdown by its year-long delay on a decision on the Suvarnabhumi airport upgrade.
2 new carriers set for takeoff
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 24/12/2019
» Thailand's aviation industry is set to welcome two new low-cost carriers next year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Monday.
SRT sets rail bids timetable
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 09/12/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will call bids for rail construction projects worth more than 200 billion baht, including high-speed train and double-track rail projects, next year.
Suvarnabhumi plan 'can be revised'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 30/11/2019
» Airports of Thailand (AoT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn on Friday insisted that the blueprint for a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport could be revised every five years.
Airlines turn their noses up at Thai pilots
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 26/11/2019
» Thai pilots are failing to find work after graduation despite high global demand in the aviation industry, the Civil Aviation Training Centre president said yesterday.
Nok Air inspects jet for cracks
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/10/2019
» One of the aircraft operated by the budget carrier Nok Air has been inspected as a matter of urgency in response to a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directive prompted by the discovery of a physical fault in specific models of the Boeing 737 aircraft, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
Facial recognition check-ins in works
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 04/10/2019
» A Transport Ministry committee is studying a request by Thai AirAsia to implement a flight check-in system using facial recognition sensors, said Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam.
Saksayam backs down from board purge
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 23/09/2019
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has backed down from his plan to replace board chairmen at Thai Airways International (THAI) and Airports Authority of Thailand (AOT).
Economic slowdown hits aviation
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 30/08/2019
» The global economic slowdown has taken its toll on Thailand's civil aviation market as growth is predicted to be only 1.2% instead of previously projected 6%, according to Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai).
AoT's new Suvarnabhumi terminal 'won't benefit users'
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 27/08/2019
» The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA) has voiced its opposition to the 42-billion-baht plan to build a second terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport, saying it will not benefit passengers or ease overcrowding.