28 Thai Airline Companies In Trouble As Thailand Fails To Meet Icao Standards

[waerth]

A major WHOOOOOPSSSSS

 

That was the headline in the Thaipost, but since that is in Thai, here is the Bangkok Post take on this:

 

http://bangkokpost.com/news/transport/471296/air-regulator-downplays-possible-thai-airline-blacklisting

 

Air regulator downplays possible Thai airline blacklisting

 

The head of the Department of Civil Aviation Tuesday downplayed a report that a United Nations’ aviation agency may downgrade Thailand’s air-safety rating, acknowledging there were some problems, but saying any issues would be quickly addressed.

 

Somchai Piputvat, director-general of the department, was responding to a Post Today report quoting airline sources as saying the International Civil Aviation Organisation was likely to downgrade the air-safety rating of Thailand's civil-aviation system, which could prompt other countries to block Thai-registered airlines from their airspace.

 

Icao, according to sources, expressed serious safety concerns following a Jan 19-30 inspection of Thai aviation facilities. In particular, the UN agency was concerned that Thailand's civil-aviation departmentdid not send its personnel to Icao-sanctioned training on specific aviation standards but nonetheless issued licences covering such standards.

 

Read the article at BKK post link. Thailand could be in serious doodoo over this even though it chooses to stick its head in the sand!