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Thai VietJet keen to start expansion
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/11/2017
» The planned expansion of Thai VietJet Air (TVJA), held back by the now-removed red flag on Thailand's aviation safety, is about to take off.
Red tape snags THAI Smile's Cebu launch
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/03/2017
» THAI Smile's planned launch of regular flights from Bangkok to Cebu in the Philippines is being put off for two months because of regulatory issues.
Nok Air shedding costs, aircraft capacity
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 07/03/2017
» Nok Air is embarking on a business recovery plan, but the struggling budget airline's boss says it's a non-starter to expect the company to find its way out of deep financial woes anytime soon.
Peach Aviation goes for cute appeal
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 13/01/2017
» Thai's love for anything Japanese has ensured initial robust bookings for Peach Aviation's first foray from Japan into Southeast Asia, and more specifically Bangkok.
Thai Lion Air's Ho Chi Minh City service gets green light
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/10/2016
» Thai Lion Air (TLA) has received the green light from Vietnamese authorities to start a Bangkok-Ho Chi Minh City service that was earlier placed in doubt.
TAAX to fly to Tehran and Muscat
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/05/2016
» Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) is all set to spread its wings to Tehran and Muscat to cash in on new travel market frontiers.
New terminal in Phuket set for test run
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/02/2016
» Phuket airport's long-delayed expansion will reach a milestone on Feb 14 when the new passenger terminal has its trial run.
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.
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.
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.