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Desperate for change
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 16/05/2022
» Hopes are high for the Bangkok governor election on Sunday, as it will be the first time in nine years that residents have been able to cast a ballot to choose the capital's leadership.
Oil, war, pandemic: Economic costs mount
Business, Published on 14/03/2022
» The Russian invasion of Ukraine is sending economic shockwaves around the globe with crude oil prices at one point reaching US$130 per barrel, hitting businesses already reeling from tepid consumption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Airlines' losses widen on weak tourism, strong baht
Published on 14/08/2019
» Bangkok Airways and smaller Thai carriers have reported surging second-quarter losses as they reeled from a decline in Chinese tourists and a strengthening baht currency.
Thai VietJet keen to start expansion
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/11/2017
» The planned expansion of Thai VietJet Air (TVJA), held back by the now-removed red flag on Thailand's aviation safety, is about to take off.
Terror in Spain, turmoil in Washington dent stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/08/2017
» Recap: US political instability and a terrorist attack in Spain put pressure on global stock markets, with Wall Street hitting a three-month low and European and Asian bourses also sinking, though Thailand managed a small gain.
TAA insiders keep distance from Nok
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 03/06/2017
» The chance of Asia Aviation Plc (AAV) acquiring a stake in troubled Nok Air as speculated by stock analysts is remote, according to executives.
Crowded skies leave airlines bustling
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/05/2017
» Thailand's domestic air traffic market has nearly reached saturation point, with very little room left for further expansion by airlines, according to the industry.
Nok Air shedding costs, aircraft capacity
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 07/03/2017
» Nok Air is embarking on a business recovery plan, but the struggling budget airline's boss says it's a non-starter to expect the company to find its way out of deep financial woes anytime soon.
Aloha America
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/02/2017
» A perceived rise in anti-foreigner sentiment in the United States has not diminished the desire of AirAsia X to connect Southeast Asia with America. The low-cost carrier last week launched its first US-bound service, from Osaka in Japan to Honolulu in Hawaii, especially Japanese tourists to Hawaii, AirAsia X and its regional budget peers are also adding aircraft to their fleets to meet steadily rising demand for cheaper flights.
Network expansion to fuel TAA's 2017 growth
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 06/01/2017
» Greater penetration of India and the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) subregion will constitute the main growth drivers for Thai AirAsia (TAA) in 2017.