FILTER RESULTS
FILTER RESULTS
close.svg
Search Result for “foreign pilots”

Showing 1 - 10 of 389

Image-Content

WORLD

Six feared dead as medical jet crashes in Philadelphia

Published on 01/02/2025

» PHILADELPHIA - A small medical plane carrying six people crashed near a shopping centre in northeast Philadelphia on Friday night, apparently leaving no survivors and sending a large fireball into the air that engulfed vehicles and homes in flames, authorities said.

Image-Content

GENERAL

Allowing foreign pilots ‘has helped cut fares’

Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 07/12/2024

» Permission granted to foreign pilots to operate flights in Thailand is a temporary measure designed to address a surge in flight demand that local operators have been unable to meet, says the Ministry of Transport.

Image-Content

GENERAL

Pilots ask for rethink of wet leases

Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 07/12/2024

» The Thai Pilots Association submitted a letter to the Labour and Transport ministries yesterday requesting a revision of the cabinet's approval of foreign pilots being allowed to fly domestic routes via wet lease contracts.

Image-Content

GENERAL

Move to employ foreign pilots riles Thai pilots

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/12/2024

» The domestic aviation industry is thriving, with the cabinet on Tuesday approving foreign pilots flying domestic routes temporarily to address the pilot shortage, while the Thai Pilots Association is preparing to submit a petition to restrain this amendment.

Image-Content

GENERAL

Rail delay affects U-tapao expansion

Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/12/2024

» The delay in constructing the high-speed railway connecting three airports has U-Tapao International Aviation Company (UTA) preparing to negotiate with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), requesting an easing of some requirements in the expansion of U-tapao airport as the number of passengers would be affected by the absence of mass transit.

Image-Content

GENERAL

Examining the digital ID framework

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/11/2024

» The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has approved the draft of phase 2 of Thailand's digital ID framework (2025-2027), aiming to increase the number of e-government services that accept digital ID.

Image-Content

THAILAND

ZeaQuest Boosts ROV Training to Power Marine Growth

Published on 21/10/2024

» ZeaQuest Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) Ltd. and Rovula (Thailand) Ltd., under AI and Robotics Ventures (ARV) group of PTT Exploration and Production Plc., is spearheading efforts to train 30 skilled Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) pilots over the next five years. This initiative is set to meet the expansion of Thailand's petroleum exploration and production (E&P) industry and global energy markets.

Image-Content

GENERAL

Association assents to hiring foreign pilots

Business, Published on 09/10/2024

» The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) says a request from Thai Vietjet to allow foreign pilots to fly domestic routes via a wet lease arrangement is acceptable because it is temporary, but an AirAsia executive is strongly opposed to it.

Image-Content

OPINION

Beware tit-for-tat

Postbag, Published on 29/09/2024

» Re: "Unpacking the foreign pilot row", (BP, Sept 26).

Image-Content

GENERAL

Unpacking the foreign pilot row

Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 26/09/2024

» The Thai aviation industry has recently been overwhelmed by discussions concerning a proposed changing of the rules to allow foreign pilots to fly domestic routes, which is surprising given that this type of work at present is protected for Thai nationals.