Thai airways resumes flights to Sapporo.
In response to the rising demand for travel to Japanese locations, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) will resume the Bangkok-Sapporo roundtrip flight operations, using Boeing 787-9, to five…
Unruly passenger on Thai airways flight to Frankfurt
On a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to Frankfurt, a disturbance amongst passengers led to German police intervention as the plane landed. Passengers applauded the airline personnel for managing the…
Qatar airways receives its 24th A350-1000
On July 21st, Qatar Airways received its 24th Airbus A350-1000, after a long delay due to surface degradation issues and a legal battle with Airbus. The aircraft, with the registration…
Air Astana phasing out E190-E2 and planning more A321XLR’s.
Air Astana (KC, Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev) is planning to retire its five E190-E2s in 2024-2025 as it expects to exit the regional jet market, Chief Executive Peter Foster told aviation journalist…
Airports of Thailand (AOT) to invest further in the international expasion
The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating effect on Thailand, a country that depends heavily on tourism, with several of its resort cities all but shutting down. Because of this, it…
Air India’s plans for its widebody aircraft
Air India is set to increase its widebody fleet by 30% with the addition of new Airbus A350-900 aircraft, leased B777-200LR planes, and B777-300ER aircraft, as part of its transformation…
Turkish Airlines putting a new Business class product on the 777’s
Turkish Airlines’ Boeing 777 business class seat is not a favourite of high flyers. Although the airline itself enjoys a stellar reputation for service, including meals prepared by the airline’s…
Mahan Air operating A340-600 flights next month with Bangkok and Phuket on the map
Three Airbus A340-600s with 308 seats are owned by Iran’s Mahan Air. They were employed by Virgin Atlantic before, with an average age of 20.3 years. Due to restrictions that…
Passenger freaks out inflight in China
The aviation industry has seen some bizarre passenger behavior over the last couple of years: attacking cabin crew over lack of champagne, throwing tantrums because of meal choices, and insisting…
Thai Smile flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok returns to the gate.
An international traveler demanded the plane return to the terminal gate so he could retrieve his left-behind possessions at Chiang Mai International Airport, forcing a Thai Smile Airways flight to…