Press release from the AIME/MRO in Dubai day 1
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – 5 March 2024 – His Excellency Khalifa Al Zaffin, ExecutiveChairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Dubai South, today opened MRO MiddleEast and Aircraft Interiors…
British Airways returns to Thailand from London-Gatwick
British Airways (BA) will be resuming services to two key Asian capital cities, with Bangkok becoming available on the route map in October and Kuala Lumpur set to return in…
Thai banks to charge 1% for overseas withdrawals
From May 1st, Thai commercial banks will charge their customers a 1% Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) fee for making cash withdrawals abroad. A similar fee will also be levied on…
Government targets 150 million passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport
The government intends to more than double the annual capacity of Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan to 150 million passengers, as announced by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Currently accommodating 60…
BMA to transfer all rail projects to the transport ministry
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has made a decision to hand over three new electric rail projects to the government in order to focus on expanding the existing Green Line. Governor…
Dusit Thani Bangkok scheduled to reopen in September
Dusit Hotels and Resorts have announced plans to revive the renowned Dusit Thani Bangkok hotel, with a scheduled reopening in September 2024. The new hotel will be situated at the…
Thai Airways signs for 3 787’s from Air Lease corporation
Thai Airways is making significant strides in renewing its fleet by signing various lease agreements for new aircraft. Recently, the airline partnered with Air Lease Corporation to lease three Boeing…
Air China mulls in lifting stake in Cathay Pacific
Air China (CA, Beijing Capital) is considering lifting its 29.99% stake in Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International), according to Bloomberg. The Chinese majority-state-owned airline has previously talked about buying…
Power bank catches fire on Air Asia flight
Chaos erupted during a flight from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat when a power bank explosion occurred, leading to a midair fire on Saturday morning. Passengers and crew onboard Thai…
Vietjet Air signs an MOU for 20 A330NEOS
European aviation company Airbus has announced that Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air has expressed interest in purchasing 20 of its A330-900 planes. According to Airbus, Vietjet signed a memorandum of understanding…