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Thai airlines keep a wary eye on rising costs
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/01/2018
» Thai airlines are likely to face less financial turbulence in 2018 as competition eases, with the biggest challenge posed by rising costs, especially for fuel.
AirAsia buyback signals grander ambitions for group head
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 03/01/2018
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) chief Tassapon Bijleveld's 8.28-billion-baht share buyback from King Power Group last week may have been largely influenced by parent AirAsia's desire to consolidate the group's airline subsidiaries.
Chiang Mai airport expansion returns to fore
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/12/2017
» The future of Chiang Mai airport, long blurred by unclear state policy directives and relative inaction, appears to be getting revived attention.
Thai AirAsia founder back in control
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/12/2017
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) chief Tassapon Bijleveld has regained his sway over Thailand's largest low-cost carrier through an 8.28-billion-baht share buyback from King Power Group.
New Year rush to increase passenger traffic by 6.6%
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 26/12/2017
» Passenger traffic through Thailand's key airports during the New Year holiday season is expected to surge 6.6%.
Short of slots, Thai AirAsia eyes longer jets
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 25/12/2017
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) will introduce the stretched-fuselage variant of its Airbus A320 workhorse to its fleet to deal with airport slot constraints.
Vietjet Air angles to be country-pair leader
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 22/12/2017
» Vietnamese no-frills airline Vietjet Air is poised to lead air connections between Thailand and Vietnam.
IATA: Stats err on unruly acts
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/12/2017
» The number of unruly passenger incidents in 2016 that went into the International Air Transport Association (IATA) logbook may be misleading.
Nok Air to serve Udon Thani-Ubon
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/12/2017
» Nok Air is set to become the first airline to offer a direct commercial air link between Udon Thani and Ubon Ratchathani starting next month.
Qatar Airways lifts Thai profile
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/12/2017
» Fresh from launching its first regular service to Chiang Mai and on course to connect to U-tapao next month, Qatar Airways will further raise the Thai profile in its global network.