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Japan, Korea clip Thai flyers' wings
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/03/2015
» Thailand's aviation industry has begun to feel the pinch of Thai authorities' failures to comply with global standards, as Japan and South Korea have taken pre-emptive action to curb air service by Thailand-registered carriers in their countries.
TAAX casts wide net to save growth plan
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 10/07/2015
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) is looking at Europe, China and Australia to drive a growth plan stalled by restrictions imposed by Japan and South Korea.
Airlines eye international expansions
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 10/10/2017
» Thai-registered airlines are reactivating their stalled international expansion plans now that the UN aviation watchdog has confirmed it is removing Thailand's red flag over safety concerns.
Thai Lion goes long haul with new Airbus jets
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 06/09/2017
» Thai Lion Air (TLA) is making sure its entry into the medium-to-long-haul segment of Thailand's fledging low-cost carrier (LCC) market will be noted.
Thai AirAsia X delivers Q2 upturn
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 01/09/2016
» Budget long-haul carrier Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) reported an improvement in performance in the second quarter.
AirAsia awaits ICAO approval
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/12/2016
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) will suspend route expansions until at least mid-2017, after Thailand's aviation industry receives international safety approval.
Thai airlines 'damaged by open skies'
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/10/2015
» Thailand's open-skies policy is so liberal that foreign airlines are exploiting it to the disadvantage of Thai carriers, claims one airline boss.
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.
TAAX plots aggressive expansion
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 08/08/2014
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) is charting a lofty growth plan that it hopes will put the airline at the forefront of the medium- and long-haul low-cost segment it pioneered in Thailand.