waerth Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 And in a first for Thailand they are thinking about bringing in foreign experts http://bangkokpost.com/news/general/512433/special-measures-eyed-to-pre-empt-foreign-airline-bans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 And BKK post sorts all articles related to this in one category! http://bangkokpost.com/hot-topics/512510/air-safety-ban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 ICAO has its regional centre in Bangkok. Plenty of foreign experts on hand to help out. As we know and see on a daily basis Thailand is very good at talking the talk. What everyone awaits is to see real steps(sic) toward walking the walk. As a p.s. Here I wonder how insurance companies see these downgrades. I doubt they would miss the opportunity to inflate premiums based on an increased risk no matter how tenuous the argument. Yet another way to shoot the golden goose it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Just another example of foreigners and foreign organisations not understanding and respecting Thainess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Maybe this will get some Thai attention... China, Japan, S.Korea halt Thai air route expansion on safety concerns http://news.yahoo.com/china-japan-korea-halt-thai-air-route-expansion-205509011--finance.html China has joined South Korea and Japan in stopping Thailand-based airlines from flying charters and new routes because of safety concerns highlighted by an international audit, Thai officials said on Monday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 China is a great one to be joining in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waerth Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 The Japanese have relented to Thai pressure :/ http://bangkokpost.com/news/transport/513783/japan-allows-thai-chartered-flights-two-months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Now the Japanese caving in...that's a surprise...must be an April Fool thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Senior transport officials to discuss aviation crisis with ICAO, Germany and Australia In a bid to ease the country's current aviation woes, the Transport Ministry is seeking help from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and preparing a team to visit Germany and Australia, while South Korea decided yesterday to temporarily allow Jet Asia Airways to operate charter flights to the country. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Senior-transport-officials-to-discuss-aviation-cri-30257602.html ______________________________ Meanwhile the Thais think that Public Relations is all about making 'Good News'. then all the problems go away... ______________________________ Tourism rebound rise in spending expected to hike GDP by 3.5% The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking still believes that gross domestic product can expand by 3.5 per cent this year, as the rebound of tourism and the expected increase in private and public spending in the second half should be able to compensate for the slump in exports. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Tourism-rebound-rise-in-spending-expected-to-hike--30257582.html and TAT expects Songkran foreign tourist arrivals to rise 30% The lifting of martial law is expected to result in more foreign tourists visiting Thailand during the Songkran festival, whereas Japan and South Korea's banning of Thai chartered flights should not affect foreign tourist arrivals into the kingdom, said Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) acting governor Chuthaporn Roengronasa. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/815688-tat-expects-songkran-foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-rise-30/?utm_source=newsletter-20150408-1201&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news ______________________________ Maybe I should try it - Ahem - Coss expects that Coss will be a billionaire by years end, because this is an announcement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/PM-orders-Civil-Aviation-Department-to-hold-urgent-30257973.html PM orders Civil Aviation Department to hold urgent meeting with airlines Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Civil Aviation Department to hold an urgent meeting with airlines after two Thai airlines failed to win approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau in time for their chartered flights, Deputy Government Spokesman Maj Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Monday. Prayut wants to the department to make sure that there will be no mishap like what happened to the Asian Airline and Nok Scoot Air last week. The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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