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BMTA ordered to go electric
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/08/2015
» The Transport Ministry has told the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority that the fleet of 2,964 buses it plans to purchase must be electric, but it also must wait for the price to decrease.
Air passengers face extra 35B security fee
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 03/08/2015
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) says it will begin charging each air passenger 35 baht flying into and out of its six international airports from Dec 1 to cover the costs of an advanced passenger background check system.
Prajin confident over FAA audit
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 13/07/2015
» Transport Minister Prajin Juntong is confident Thailand can convince the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the country is addressing aviation safety concerns identified in a critical report last month.
Thai carriers spared EU airspace ban
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 26/06/2015
» Thai-registered airlines have been spared from a ban on operating in European Union (EU) airspace as the European Commission (EC) did not impose any new curbs on airlines in its latest EU Air Safety List released Thursday.
THAI flights continue in EU skies
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 25/06/2015
» Thai Airways International (THAI) has escaped inclusion on the European Union's Air Safety List of substandard airlines even though the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) remains concerned about Thai air safety certification.
BMTA says bus purchase ‘transparent’
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/06/2015
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority insists the contract to buy 489 NGV-fuelled buses had been dealt with transparently.
Upper South to get infrastructure boost
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 13/06/2015
» The Transport Ministry will develop marine and land transport infrastructure in the upper southern provinces, in a bid to position them as a gateway to the southern region.
New law protects passengers
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 08/06/2015
» International airlines will be forced to pay compensation of up to five million baht to the next-of-kin of passengers who die in-flight under the new International Air Carriage Act 2015, says deputy permanent secretary for transport Woradech Hanprasert.
Protests force Orange Line rail rethink
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 28/05/2015
» The Commission for the Management of Land Traffic (OCMLT) will decide on June 10 whether the Orange Line rail route will pass the Thailand Cultural Centre or Rama IX Road.
Suchatvee urges recharging network for electric vehicles
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/05/2015
» Plans for building recharging stations for electric vehicles must be drafted now the government is looking at purchasing electric buses, a top Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) official says.