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Thai aviation industry costs rise as AAT seeks government relief The Airline Association of Thailand (AAT) has met executives from six member airlines to discuss rising cost pressures on the Thai aviation industry, as it prepares to ask the governme... [1]

BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn presided over the opening of the 69th Assembly of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in Bangkok, reaffirming Thailand’s readiness to stand along... [2]

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has been driving the growth of aviation-driven tourism, in response to the Government’s goal to develop Thailand as the aviation and tourism hub of the Asia-Pacific region. [3]

BANGKOK While cutting costs and frills has been the main strategy for small regional airlines in Asia's increasingly crowded skies, Thailand's Bangkok Airways has been playing a different game. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

BANGKOK — Foreign airline companies big and small are falling over one another in a battle for landing rights in Myanmar to tap into Southeast Asia’s new and rapidly rising tourist destination. [5]

Watchdog Says Burma Has Improved Anti-Money Laundering Measures The intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering has removed Burma from its lists of countries with compliance issues, hailing the government’s progress towar... (confirmed by 3 sources) [6]

Bangkok Airways will suspend most flights between Thailand and Myanmar for seven months from March 29 amid the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement posted on its website. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

YANGON — Myanmar’s domestic airlines face challenges in coming years as foreign players are expected to take a larger slice of the aviation market as the country opens up. [8]

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[1] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-03-18 · 62% match

Thai aviation industry costs rise as AAT seeks government relief

Thai aviation industry costs rise as AAT seeks government relief The Airline Association of Thailand (AAT) has met executives from six member airlines to discuss rising cost pressures on the Thai aviation industry, as it prepares to ask the governme

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-11-15 · 66% match

Thailand unveils ‘Skyconomy Strategy’ as Deputy PM opens AAPA Assembly in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn presided over the opening of the 69th Assembly of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in Bangkok, reaffirming Thailand’s readiness to stand along

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-11-17 · 64% match

Thailand accelerates path to regional aviation and tourism hub

BANGKOK, Thailand – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has been driving the growth of aviation-driven tourism, in response to the Government’s goal to develop Thailand as the aviation and tourism hub of the Asia-Pacific region.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-04-27 · 77% match

Company in focus: Bangkok Airways explores next 'boutique routes'

BANGKOK While cutting costs and frills has been the main strategy for small regional airlines in Asia's increasingly crowded skies, Thailand's Bangkok Airways has been playing a different game.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-20 · 75% match

Airlines Scramble to Land in Myanmar, but Visas Still up in the Air

BANGKOK — Foreign airline companies big and small are falling over one another in a battle for landing rights in Myanmar to tap into Southeast Asia’s new and rapidly rising tourist destination.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-07-02 · 75% match

The Irrawaddy Business Roundup (July 2, 2016)

Watchdog Says Burma Has Improved Anti-Money Laundering Measures The intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on money laundering has removed Burma from its lists of countries with compliance issues, hailing the government’s progress towar

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-03-12 · 70% match

Bangkok Airways Suspends Most Flights to Myanmar as Virus Hits Air Travel

Bangkok Airways will suspend most flights between Thailand and Myanmar for seven months from March 29 amid the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement posted on its website.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-10-10 · 75% match

Regional Competitors Set to Challenge Domestic Airlines

YANGON — Myanmar’s domestic airlines face challenges in coming years as foreign players are expected to take a larger slice of the aviation market as the country opens up.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-01-24 · 73% match

Ice in the Sky: Thailand’s Fight Against Air Pollution

HUA HIN, Thailand—Flying through Bangkok’s cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-06-24 · 67% match

Learning the lessons of the Asian financial crisis

BANGKOK/JAKARTA/MANILA -- In June 1997, Sirivat Voravetvuthikun found himself selling sandwiches on the streets of Bangkok. The former high-flying stock investor had lost everything when his project to build luxury condos went belly-up.

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