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Airbus aims to woo armed forces with C295 military transporter
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 05/07/2017
» Airbus will show off its C295 enhanced turboprop military transport aircraft to the Thai armed forces as part of an Asia-North America sales and demonstration campaign.
Poll: Travel tech makes flyers happier
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 29/06/2017
» Most air passengers are very satisfied with the self-service technologies available to make flying more convenient, especially when it comes to dealing with passport checkpoints and luggage collection, a new global survey shows.
IATA: Airline sector in need of repair
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 20/06/2017
» The global airline trade group has warned that the future of Thailand's aviation and tourism industry is being jeopardised by several critical issues.
NokScoot, TAAX win back flight permits
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 13/06/2017
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) and NokScoot yesterday had their commercial flight operation permits re-certified by Thai authorities under globally accepted safety standards.
Thailand braced for Qatar ban chaos
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 08/06/2017
» CANCUN, MEXICO - The Gulf blockade on Qatar poses a potentially serious disruption of air passenger traffic between Thailand and the Middle East, one of the world's busiest flight sectors.
Suvarnabhumi in spotlight for congestion, limited capacity
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 07/06/2017
» Cancun: When it comes to airports, Bangkok continues to be cited in global forums as one of the most congested and capacity-deficient cities in the world.
IATA upbeat about airlines' profitability
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 07/06/2017
» Cancun: Airlines around the world can look forward to higher than expected profitability this year amid a robust operating environment, but their profit margin will be squeezed by higher fuel, labour and maintenance costs, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Airline profits slowing down
Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 06/06/2017
» CANCUN, MEXICO - The profit margin for world airlines has tapered off in the first months of 2017, squeezed by rising fuel, labour and maintenance costs.
Congestion suffocating AoT airports
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 05/06/2017
» The combined capacity of airports under Airports of Thailand Plc's (AoT) supervision has fallen well short of actual utilisation, resulting in congestion, according to AoT data.
Lower fares propel air passenger traffic
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 03/06/2017
» The price of air travel worldwide in the first quarter fell by 10% year-on-year, helping to drive robust growth in traffic demand.