Thailand Regains Category 1 Rating, Clears Path for U.S. Routes

L-R Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) director general Manat Chavanaprayoon and FAA acting director of the Office of Air Carrier Safety Assurance Dennis Hill

Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand Director General Manat Chavanaprayoon (left) and FAA acting director of the Office of Air Carrier Safety Assurance, Dennis Hill.

Credit: CAAT
Thailand has regained its Category 1 safety rating from the FAA nearly a decade after being downgraded, paving the way for Thai airlines to launch flights to the U.S. and enter codeshare agreements with American carriers. The FAA officially reinstated the rating on April 22 following a reassessment...
David Casey

David Casey is Editor in Chief of Routes, the global route development community's trusted source for news and information.

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