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Tourism Authority of Thailand keeping tabs on federal shutdown
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 13/11/2025
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is monitoring the US government shutdown, which has severely disrupted domestic American travel, although international flights including to Thailand have not been affected yet.
Vietjet Thailand bullish on prospects for expansion
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 29/08/2025
» With the largest fleet expansion among low-cost carriers operating in Thailand, Vietjet Thailand is ready to challenge its competitors by opening new routes to popular destinations, targeting 6.7 million passengers and 15 billion baht in revenue this year, resembling the rates recorded last year.
Thailand-US direct flights can now resume, says transport minister
Business, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/04/2025
» The transport minister expects Thailand-US direct flights to resume now the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has upgraded Thai aviation safety to category 1.
Air safety standards scrutinised
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 25/01/2025
» Aviation safety moved into the spotlight since late last year, following the fatal crash of a Jeju Air flight in South Korea.
Tech glitch briefly grounds all American Airlines flights
News Agencies, Published on 24/12/2024
» American Airlines, the world’s largest carrier, on Tuesday lifted an hour-long grounding of all its flights in the United States after dealing with an unspecified technical issue, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
US urged to launch direct Thai flights
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/12/2024
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to encourage US airlines to undertake the first-ever direct flights to Thailand, as Thai carriers seem unlikely to add the routes, following regulators reopening the flights from next year.
Audit finds dozens of issues in Boeing 737 MAX production
Reuters, Published on 12/03/2024
» NEW YORK - Boeing's 737 MAX production process failed 33 of 89 audits during an examination conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in January, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Nok Air vows to evaluate Boeing jets
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/02/2024
» Nok Air plans to gauge passenger sentiment and must be assured of safety before it imports Boeing 737 Max 8 jets to its fleet, as it has already paid the deposit to lease eight aircraft of this type.
Boeing scrutiny spreads as FAA seeks checks on another 737 model
Bloomberg, Published on 22/01/2024
» Scrutiny of Boeing’s manufacturing quality expanded after federal regulators told airlines to check the door plugs on a second 737 model, where operators have also found issues with fasteners.
Indonesia clears 737 Max 9 jets to fly
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has allowed three Boeing 737 Max 9 planes to fly again after grounding them, as they have different configurations from a jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in the United States on Jan 5, its transport ministry said on Thursday.