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Key air route closed as India-Pakistan tensions rise
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/02/2019
» Global airlines were forced to divert or cancel several flights after Pakistan shut down its airspace following a military clash with India, blocking one of the key air routes between Asia Pacific and Europe.
$5.7 billion overhaul for U-Tapao airport
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/05/2017
» Thailand is seeking to take on Singapore’s dominance in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul with a US$5.7 billion upgrade of a Vietnam War-era airport.
Sovereign fund taking shape
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/11/2016
» The government is seeking to set up an investment holding company next year for government shareholdings, part of a wider effort to improve the performance of state enterprises.
Airlines, tour agents brace for Thai slowdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/10/2016
» SYDNEY/SINGAPORE - Asia’s airlines, tour agents and cruise operators are on alert for a tourism slowdown in Thailand, where partying and drinking alcohol in public are off limits following the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Thai Airways to resume plane purchases as earnings rebound
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/08/2016
» After a five-year austerity drive, Thai Airways International is ready to expand again.
THAI grounds Airbus A340s it can't sell
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2016
» Thai Airways International (THAI) will continue grounding 10 Airbus A340s it hasn’t been able to sell because it still isn’t economical to fly the four-engine aircraft even after fuel prices plunged more than 40% in the past year.
THAI sees 2015 loss before returning to profit on revamp
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2015
» Thai Airways International Plc, which has posted annual losses the past two years, expects to show another loss this year before returning to profitability in 2016 by selling aircraft, dropping routes and cutting other costs.
Flight-safety concerns cited in UN agency’s audit
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/03/2015
» A review by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations body, raised questions about Thailand’s air-safety procedures that prompted Japan to restrict some Thai airline operations.
Medical tourists flock to Thailand, spurring post-coup economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2014
» Monica Topliss pauses while eating breakfast in her Bangkok hotel to explain why she flew 7,300 kilometres from her home in Australia to go under a Thai plastic surgeon’s knife.
Bangkok Airways flies low on SET debut
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2014
» SINGAPORE — Warren Buffett said a decade ago he’s sworn off putting money in airline stocks since his $358-million “mistake” in US Airways Group Inc. Investors in Asian carriers would do well to heed his advice.