BANGKOK, Feb 3 – THAI Smile Air, Thai Airways International (THAI)’s new sub-brand carrier, will begin its first operational flight July 1 from Bangkok to Macau. THAI Executive Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, Chokchai Panyayong, spoke after a board meeting which also approved business plans for both THAI and its new airline. Flight […]
BANGKOK, 21 January 2012 (NNT) – The country’s flag-carrier, Thai Airways International, said that recent travel advisories against Thailand have not hurt its business just yet. Mr. Piyasvasti Amranand, President of Thai Airways International, revealed that the flag-carrier’s business has experienced a slight on-year drop of 8.9% in December 2011. He said the fall was […]
The co-pilot of a Russian UTair airliner has died in mid-air after feeling unwell while piloting a Boeing en route from Bangkok to Moscow. The plane with 239 passengers on board – all Russian citizens – was able to land safely in Siberia. “The co-pilot [Sergey Golev, aged 44] died at 12:25 am, Novosibirsk Time […]
(AGI) Sydney – 7 passengers of Qantas flight A380 flying from London to Singapore were injured during a turbulence. Four of them had to be to a hospital for treatment. The “strong turbulence”, as a spokesperson of the airline company defined it, occurred in the air space of India yesterday morning, jolting the passengers off […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning on relisting its shares in an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. By September, JAL shareholders intend to sell between ¥500 billion and ¥1 trillion (US$6.4b – US$12.8b, €5b – €10b). If the sale goes into high-end estimates, it will make JAL the largest airline in the world by market […]
Thai Airways International’s Asia’s first passenger biofuels flight confirms the airline’s commitment toward green travelling and the Thai authorities’ effort to reduce greenhouse gas emission. THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand said that the experimental flight echoes the airline’s CSR policy. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
BANGKOK, Dec 19 – Don Mueang Airport is to reopen on Apr 1 after the flood crisis but whether airlines will resume services there depends on their company decisions. Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra, Airports of Thailand (AoT) president, spoke Monday of the airport’s rehabilitation after it had been hit by flooding for almost two months. […]
New PC Air on Thursday took officials and journalists on its maiden flight out of Bangkok under the ministrations of four third sex flight attendants. The privately-owned Thai airline’s management prides itself on its equal-opportunity employment policy for transsexuals. Read more: The Nation
