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Nok Air plans second Myanmar service
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 10/04/2013
» Nok Air is adding Mawlamyine to its planned service footprint in Myanmar, now set as the first country for the budget airline's resumption of international services.
Southern airport project nears take-off
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 18/03/2013
» The long-pending plan to build a new airport in the restive southernmost city of Betong has come closer to reality.
THAI reaches out to AirAsia
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 06/03/2013
» Thai Airways International (THAI) is experiencing an attitudinal U-turn as it seeks to foster an unprecedented friendship with long-time arch rival AirAsia.
Airlines mark 2012 as the safest year in history
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/03/2013
» Final figures compiled by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed 2012 had the lowest accident rates in the 98-year history of aviation.
Premium air travel stalls over economic gloom
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/02/2013
» The number of passengers travelling in premium airline classes, mostly for business purposes, on international routes grew more slowly last year due largely to the euro-zone crisis and slower economic growth in the US.
Mobile, web to drive air travel experience
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 15/02/2013
» A dramatic change in the way people travel could happen over the next three years, driven by information technology (IT) innovation increasingly embraced by airlines, airports and passengers.
Passenger growth in slow decline
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 14/02/2013
» Airlines worldwide finished 2012 having carried 5.3% more passengers than in 2011, but projections are for slower growth of 4.5% this year.
Thai pilot shortage creates legal headaches
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 17/01/2013
» An outdated and impractical rule requiring Thai-based carriers and air service providers to have the bulk, if not all, of their cockpit staff made up of Thai nationals is driving airlines up the wall.
Phuket 'risks losing' private jets
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 14/01/2013
» Restrictions on private jet flights at busy Phuket airport remain in place even though the 16-day ban on their movements ended on Jan 3.
What's the hold-up?
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/01/2013
» Most youngsters will not talk to people sitting next to them on a flight despite being active Facebook users, but playing games and catching up on work are even less popular.