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Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport traffic up 14.3% in May

News | 15 Jun 2012 02:24

Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport posted a 14.3% rise in passenger traffic in May to 4.14 million.The airport's international passenger traffic increased...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Bangkoks-Suvarnabhumi-airport-traffic-up-143-in-May-373030/

Two Thai start-ups get business licences

News | 16 Mar 2010 09:36 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

Two start-up Thai carriers are a step closer to beginning operations, after receiving preliminary approval from Thailand's department of civil aviation (DCA)...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Two-Thai-start-ups-get-business-licences-339512/

Chiang Mai airport completes 2bn baht expansion

News | 05 Mar 2010 03:34 | Ghim-Lay Yeo

Thailand's Chiang Mai International Airport has completed a two billion baht ($61.2 million) expansion, as it seeks to attract more international carriers.A...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Chiang-Mai-airport-completes-2bn-baht-expansion-339106/

Airports of Thailand reports 19% rise in Q3 net

News | 17 Aug 2004 03:49 | Nicholas Ionides

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Airport operator Airports of Thailand (AOT) has reported a 19% rise in net profit for its fiscal third quarter ended 30 June, as passenger numbers increased.<o:p></o:p> AOT says in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand that net profit increased to 1.31 billion baht ($32 million) from 1.1 billion baht for the same three months of last year. For the nine-month period, net profit fell to 3.48 billion baht from 3.92 billion baht.<o:p></o:p> Additional figures are not provided but third-quarter revenue reportedly increased to 3.42 billion baht from 2.33 billion baht.<o:p></o:p> AOT, which operahttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Airports-of-Thailand-reports-19-rise-in-Q3-net-279468/

Thai launches probe into ATR 72 nose gear collapse

News | 09 Aug 2004 12:23 | Victoria Moores

<body lang=EN-GB style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1> Thai Airways has launched a technical investigation after one of its ATR 72-200s suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Mae</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Hong</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Son</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in northwest Thailand. The carrier says the incident occurred at approximately <st1:time Minute="40" Hour="16">16:40</st1:time> hours on 7 August when the aircraft, operating as flight TG198 from Chiang Mai International, was landing into Mae Hong Son. Thai Airways says: “Upon landing in Mae Hong Son difficulties were experienced with the aircraft nose landing gear.<spanhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Thai-launches-probe-into-ATR-72-nose-gear-collapse-277850/

Thai airport operator raises $440m through IPO

News | 03 Mar 2004 03:15 | Leithen Francis

<body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Thailand’s government has sold a 30% stake in airport operator Airports of Thailand (AOT) for 17.3 billion baht ($440 million) through an initial public offering (IPO).<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p> AOT officials told reporters in Bangkok that cash raised from the 17.3 billion baht IPO will be used to fund the development of Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which is due to open in the second half of 2005.<u1:p></u1:p> The company will behttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Thai-airport-operator-raises-440m-through-IPO-271666/