State-of-the art facility to be developed at U-Tapao International Airport Airbus and Thai Airways International (THAI) have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture maintenance and overhaul (MRO) facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok. The accord was signed today at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse by Usanee Sangsingkeo, Acting President, THAI; and Eric Schulz, Ch...
Thailand-based aviation services provider MJets inaugurated its new FBO at Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport on September 18. The facility has a terminal with a 3,400-sq-ft lounge, including private meeting rooms and a separate area for private accommodations, on-site customs, immigration and security service. It also has a new shower-equipped crew lounge and rest area,...
The Thai army said it was searching for a military helicopter that went missing on Sunday in northern Thailand with five people on board, including a major general. The UH-72 light helicopter disappeared from radar at around 10.30 a.m. (1130 ET) around 30 minutes into its flight, said Lieutenant General Somsak Ninbanjerdkun, Third Area Army commander overseeing Thailand's north. Among th...
A Moscow-bound flight with 369 passengers on board was grounded temporarily at Phuket airport in southern Thailand on Sunday after a passenger refused to fly, saying that his presence endangered the aircraft. The incident comes a day after all 62 people aboard a Flydubai Boeing 737-800 flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land. Su...
Thai Airways International PCL , halfway through a restructuring plan, has not yet agreed with Airbus and Boeing on delivery deferrals for aircraft it no longer needs as it tries to fill seats on its existing planes, its president told Reuters on Friday. Thai Airways is one of several state-controlled companies undergoing reform since the Thai military seized power in May 2014. Late last month...
Feb 20 Thai budget carrier Nok Airlines said on Saturday it will cancel 20 domestic flights on Feb. 23 even as it faces an investigaton into earlier cancellations and the threat of having its licence suspended. An official at the airline, a unit of Thai Airways International, told Reuters that passengers affected had been contacted and offered compensation or alternative flights. "These...
The airline industry has called on the Thai government to address problems at the country's main airport in Bangkok. The International Air Transport Association (Iata) says Suvarnabhumi airport has inadequate capacity and substandard taxiways. The criticism follows safety warnings last year from another air industry organisation about Thailand's regulation and inspection of airlines....
Thai Airways International (THAI) will continue grounding 10 Airbus A340s it hasn’t been able to sell because it still isn’t economical to fly the four-engine aircraft even after fuel prices plunged more than 40% in the past year. "The fuel consumption is so uneconomical," President Charamporn Jotikasthira said in an interview in Bangkok Thursday. "All new planes now...
The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said airlines will be forbidden from allowing the popular Look Thep dolls to fly as passengers, adding that passengers must be “people” only. Following the popular superstitious fad where Thais have been worshipping and taking the spirit dolls, or “Look Thep,” to restaurants and even on board planes where airlines have promised to s...
Following a board meeting this past week, the president of Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi), Charumporn Jotikasthira, told a press conference in Bangkok that additional cost-cutting measures have been proposed including the deferral of new aircraft deliveries as well as the sale of redundant assets. According to the Bangkok Post, Thai will open dialogue with Airbus Industri...
Thai Airways International will postpone delivery of 14 widebody aircraft originally scheduled to enter the fleet between 2016 and 2018. The 14 aircraft comprise 12 Airbus A350-900s and two Boeing 787-9s, says a company spokeswoman. “This resulted from decisions put forth by the State Enterprise Policy Committee (SEPO) that advised [Thai] to be cautious of introducing new aircra...
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited will codeshare with Oman Air for flights between Bangkok and Muscat, Oman. Mr. Charamporn Jotikasthira, Thai President, said Thai is pleased to offer additional flights and services for passengers from Bangkok and Muscat, Oman through our newest codeshare partner Oman Air. Starting 25 January 2016, Thai will now be able to offer additional fligh...
