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High airfares to persist as travel booms, new AirAsia boss says
Bloomberg, Published on 24/06/2024
» There’s no end in sight to the high airfares that are a mainstay of the world’s post-pandemic travel boom, according to Asia’s biggest low-cost carrier.
Dusit eyes several new hotels abroad
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 02/12/2023
» Dusit International plans to open more than 10 new hotels overseas next year, banking on improving travel demand.
Pilot strike adds to Kenya Airways woes
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» NAIROBI: Pilots at Kenya Airways plan to go on strike from Saturday to seek better working conditions in defiance of a court order, adding to the woes of the troubled national carrier.
Ethiopian Airlines to resume 737 MAX flights after 2019 crash
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines is set Tuesday to operate the Boeing 737 MAX for the first time since a crash nearly three years ago killed all 157 people on board and triggered the global grounding of the aircraft.
Brewing engagement
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/04/2021
» Born and brought up in Kenya, Priti Halai is emphatic when she says, "I've never thought of myself as an Indian. Exactly the way I consider myself is Kenyan. "But if you give me Indian music, Indian food, then I'll sing and I dance," the business executive officer of Nespresso Thailand adds with enthusiasm.
Pandemic drives up the cost of rice
Business, Reuters, Published on 22/01/2021
» SINGAPORE/MUMBAI/NAIROBI: Tightening global supplies of basic foodstuffs and disruptions to shipping caused by the coronavirus pandemic are driving up the cost of rice, the most important staple food for billions of people worldwide.
Bangkok offices still attractive to prospective renters
Business, Published on 02/01/2021
» Bangkok is the 15th most affordable premium office location in the world, according to the latest "Premium Office Rent Tracker" from the global real estate services firm JLL.
Thailand bans Boeing 737 MAX flights for 7 days
Agencies, Published on 13/03/2019
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand said on Wednesday it is suspending the use of the Boeing Co's 737 MAX 9 due to safety concerns.
Doomed 737 'smoked, shuddered' then dived
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 12/03/2019
» GARA-BOKKA, Ethiopia: The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed killing 157 people was making a strange rattling noise and trailed smoke and debris as it swerved above a field of panicked cows before hitting earth, according to witnesses.
Bangkok among world's 20 'most dynamic' cities
Business, JLL, Published on 25/01/2019
» Bangkok has maintained its position among the world's 20 most dynamic cities, ranking 18th in the sixth City Momentum Index published by the property consultancy JLL.