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Nok Air gets new staff, planes
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 13/11/2019
» Loss-ridden budget airline Nok Air is recruiting pilots and flight attendants and will acquire two new planes to serve high-season demand as its rehabilitation plan shows positive effects, its chief executive Wutthiphum Jurangkool said on Wednesday.
Travel hubs set for facial recognition
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 22/10/2019
» The Transport Ministry is planning to use a facial recognition system in five upcountry airports as part of its ambitious "smart airport" project to reduce overcrowding, increase safety and boost tourism.
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).
THAI may stick to renting after B156bn plane purchase axed
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/09/2019
» The scrapping of Thai Airways International Plc's (THAI) plan to buy 38 new planes may force the national flag carrier to stick to renting.
THAI may turn to leasing planes
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 27/09/2019
» Thai Airways International (THAI) will revise its plan to procure 38 planes after its board shot down a proposal to buy them, and leasing is now an option, according to its president.
AoT urges wide-body use to save flight slots
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 16/09/2019
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) wants airlines at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport to switch to wide-body aircraft in a bid to ease congestion at the low-cost carriers (LCC) hub.
Foreign aircraft maintenance investors to be set conditions
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 11/07/2019
» A royal decree will be issued to lay down conditions for foreign parties wanting to set up maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations in Thailand, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
THAI to submit B156bn new plane purchase plan to cabinet
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 07/05/2019
» Thai Airways International (THAI) will seek cabinet approval this month to buy or lease 38 new planes at an estimated cost of 156 billion baht, with 31 planes to be procured over the next five years.
Nok Air cash flow, debt alarms CAAT
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 04/04/2019
» The Transport Ministry is keeping a close eye on troubled budget carrier Nok Air after a "worrying" sign on its balance sheet was detected, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
Aircraft hub build to kick off next month
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 04/01/2018
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has approved construction of an aircraft maintenance centre at Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, with its foundation-laying phase due to begin before March, AOT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said yesterday.