Thai Airways International

The carrier is now considering bringing some of its Airbus A380s back into service.

Speaking at Routes World 2022, Vienna Airport CEO Julian Jäger discusses how the Austrian airport’s network has evolved and the outlook for 2023.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in August, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

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Khan wants network planners to know that IST is more than just a hub for Turkish Airlines.

The move is part of a restructuring process to tackle the embattled flag-carrier’s debt.

As the Bank of Thailand revised the country’s economic growth downwards from 1.8% to 0.7%, the Kingdom’s two major carriers Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia continued to struggle during the first half of 2021.

The administrators have appointed Suvadhana Sibunruang, Thai Airways’ chief human resources, as acting CEO between June 16 to Sept. 30 as they get to work on implementing the rehabilitation plan for the flag-carrier.

Thai Airways has submitted a restructuring plan that will see the airline emerge from administration with a significantly reduced operation.

Tourism-dependent Thai Airways has reported a record loss of THB141 billion ($4.7 billion) for 2020 after the sector collapsed following COVID-19-related border closures.

Singapore will return to the airline’s network after an absence of more than a decade.

Thai Airways is reportedly looking to acquire 20 to 30 new aircraft in 2025, by when the air transport industry is expected to have recovered.

Thai Airways will submit its proposed rehabilitation plan to Thailand’s central bankruptcy court on March 2 after the flag-carrier’s request to postpone the submission was approved again.

Two Southeast Asian flag-carriers are moving closer to completing major restructuring efforts that will help them reduce debt commitments and operate efficiently once demand returns.

Thai Airways has put a total of 34 aircraft up for sale, including all of its Boeing 747-400, 777-200 and 777-300, as the flag-carrier turns to more fuel-efficient aircraft for the handful of international flights it now operates.

Targeting Thailand’s religious and predominately Buddhist population, Thai Airways has announced a pilgrimage flight-to-nowhere event that will see an aircraft fly over 99 sacred sites while passengers say Buddhist prayers onboard.

Southeast Asia’s airline industry is being shaken up by a wave of restructuring programs prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, with most of the region’s flag-carriers looking to downsize to survive.

As British Airways begins a second route to Pakistan, Routes looks at the state of the country’s somewhat underexploited aviation market.

With its aircraft still grounded and borders closed, Thai Airways is trying to think out of the box, introducing a host of new alternative revenue streams with wheels still firmly on the ground.

After three hearings in August, Thailand’s central bankruptcy court has now approved Thai Airways’ rehabilitation request, allowing the airline to begin its restructuring.

Thai Airways and the country’s major state-owned airport operator Airports of Thailand (AOT) are considering a joint venture to keep essential air transport services running.

Following a board meeting July 1, Thai Airways has appointed board member Chansin Treenuchagron as the flag-carrier’s new acting president, the second in three months.

Routes' latest update on how airlines and airports across the Asia-Pacific region are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The carrier will no longer considered to be ‘state-run.’

Thai Airways has made sweeping changes to its board as it begins its restructuring and the government has reduced its majority stake in the carrier to ease the process.