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Low-cost carriers eat into market
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 08/03/2016
» Low-cost carriers (LCCs) continued to flex their muscle in Thailand's aviation sector last year, capturing more than 40% of the market with over 45 million passengers.
Female pilots on the rise at some airlines
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/01/2016
» More and more women across Asia are sitting in the cockpits of commercial airliners as cultural barriers preventing them from becoming aviators are slowly dismantled.
TAAX ready to spread its wings to India and China
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 11/01/2016
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX), Thailand's first long-haul budget airline, plans to add two more wide-body jets and spread its wings to India and China.
Director: U-tapao will not be profit-oriented
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 20/11/2015
» Royal Thai Navy-operated U-tapao airport will be run as a public service entity rather than a profit-driven facility.
Growing AirAsia paints sky red
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/08/2015
» Jakarta: Up to 1 billion passengers could have boarded AirAsia flights by 2025 as the group that pioneered budget air travel in Asia hopes to join the world's top airlines.
China to NokScoot's rescue
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/07/2015
» NokScoot is banking on China to get its growth plan, stalled by Thailand's aviation safety fiasco, back on track.
IATA calls restrictions unfair
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/04/2015
» Global airline industry body IATA has defended the operational safety of Thai Airways International (THAI) and Bangkok Airways in the wake of a blanket scepticism of Thailand's aviation safety standards.
In-flight WiFi a yawn
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/10/2014
» While acknowledging the fast-growing desire of people to stay connected at all times, even at 35,000 feet above the ground, most major Thai airlines have not shown much enthusiasm about offering on-board WiFi any time soon.