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Flight test
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/07/2019
» Carsten Spohr was named Manager of the Year in 2017 by Manager Magazin in Germany when Lufthansa's profit hit a record high and its share price jumped 150%. Two years later, he finds his skills being tested to the limit after issuing a second profit warning in six months. While the airline is on track for an operating profit of 2 billion euros this year, it is 25% below analysts' forecasts.
Declining tourist numbers put pressure on THAI
News, Published on 18/06/2019
» Passenger traffic during the low tourism season in the third quarter will have a direct bearing on Thai Airways International Plc's (THAI) revenue for the entire year, says a source at the national carrier.
Sky-high WiFi set to go far and wide
Business, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 27/06/2018
» Air passengers putting their phones and tablets on flight mode are set to be a thing of the past as on-board WiFi service becomes the rule rather than the exception in the hugely lucrative connectivity industry, says an executive at Inmarsat, the British provider of global mobile satellite communications.
THAI targets resumption of Moscow service in October
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 07/06/2016
» Moscow stands out as the only one of four long-haul destinations axed by Thai Airways International (THAI) last year to see a revival.
Bangkok Airways due to decide on fleet expansion
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/06/2015
» Miami Beach: Bangkok Airways will have to make a final decision this year or early next about whether its major fleet expansion will stay on a 2018 deadline.
Jet Asia Airways resolute about clearing image
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/04/2015
» Jet Asia Airways (JAA), one of the Thai airlines hit by the government's inattention to the global aviation regulatory regime, is taking a bold step to ensure its safety practices meet world standards.
Air travel 'safer' in 2014, says IATA
Published on 09/03/2015
» SINGAPORE — Last year was by some measures the safest in the history of commercial aviation, despite two high-profile crashes involving Malaysia Airlines aircraft in which hundreds of people were killed, a leading industry body said on Monday.
Global airline industry: Unprofitable
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/02/2012
» Thai Airways will lose money this year like many other airlines, only the 2nd time in its 51-year history. Airlines are rarely very profitable businesses.