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Aviation industry tipped to recover
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2025
» The country's aviation industry is expected to make a significant recovery and return to the pre-pandemic level this year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
Thailand, US to resume direct flights
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/11/2024
» Thailand and the United States are expected to resume direct flights in February of next year when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the US Department of Transportation upgrades Thai aviation safety from Category 2 to Category 1, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
Time for the rich to erase proof of climate neglect?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 24/01/2020
» Donald Trump's speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday contained no surprises: half an hour of chest-thumping self-praise, although without the usual xenophobia and dog-whistle racism. It was, after all, an audience of the ultra-rich and powerful in which most of the movers and shakers were not American.
2 new carriers set for takeoff
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 24/12/2019
» Thailand's aviation industry is set to welcome two new low-cost carriers next year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Monday.
Nok Air inspects jet for cracks
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 10/10/2019
» One of the aircraft operated by the budget carrier Nok Air has been inspected as a matter of urgency in response to a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directive prompted by the discovery of a physical fault in specific models of the Boeing 737 aircraft, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).
New aviation licences in the works
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/06/2019
» A draft of a commercial aviation regulation that will allow the issuance of a licence for flights other than scheduled passengers services -- such as private sightseeing or chemical spraying -- is being deliberated for approval by the Transport Ministry.
Thailand passes ICAO inspections
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/05/2019
» The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said Thailand achieved an effective implementation of standards score of 65.07%, which exceeds the minimum pass threshold of 60% set by United Nations' aviation watchdog.
Ethiopian crash casts cloud over 737 jets' future
News, David Fickling, Published on 12/03/2019
» What's the future for Boeing Co's 737 MAX jet after its second tragic accident in less than five months?
THAI defends bulging waistline ban on Dreamliners
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan & Suchart Sritama, Published on 17/03/2018
» Thai Airways International (THAI) has defended its move to ban people with a waistline of over 56 inches (142cm) from buying business class seats on its two Boeing 787-9 aircraft, saying the decision is purely based on safety considerations arising from the installation of new seat belt airbags.