Fuel to Air India jet engines cut off moments before crash: Preliminary report
By Reuters and published by CNA Delhi – A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed that three seconds after taking off, the plane’s engine fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner immediately began to […]
Read MoreSenior air force officer shunted out over charges of using conscripts as riders
A DEPUTY BATTALION commander has been immediately transferred after complaints surfaced that he has been using conscripts to work as riders and pocketing all the money they earned, Amarin TV said this evening (May 14). ACM Prapass Sonjai, the spokesman of the air force, said the unidentified deputy battalion commander of Wing 23 in […]
Read MoreAir Force C-130 aircraft skids off Samui Airport apron
AN AIR FORCE C-130 transport aircraft skidded off Samui Airport’s apron this afternoon (May 2) after its brake system malfunctioned but all eight officers and 54 passengers, a total of 62, are safe, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. ACM Prapas Sonjai, the Air Force spokesperson, said at approximately 2.30 p.m. this transport aircraft, […]
Read MoreKorat steps up PM2.5 dust control and chasing some of 15 arsonists
THE authorities in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) are imposing tougher control to decrease PM2.5 dust pollution with action being taken against 15 arsonists some of whom are still being chased after there were 25 forest fires during Jan. 1-25, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 27). Mr. Suraphan Silpasuwan, deputy governor of this northeastern province, chaired […]
Read MorePilot shares photos showing dust crisis at Suvarnabhumi Airport
A PILOT posted photos on his Facebook page showing the severity of the PM2.5 pollution at Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning (Jan. 26) with any aircraft not certified to land in this low visibility or pilots not trained to do so having to be diverted, Naewna newspaper said. Captain Faisal said landing in this condition […]
Read MoreFarmer surrenders after social media outrage over crop residue burning
A WOMAN farmer who posted images of herself burning sugarcane crop residue which led to social media outrage surrendered to police today (Jan. 25), Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Phut, 59, whose farm is at Si Bun Rueang district, Nong Bua Lamphu province, told police that she lived alone with her children having moved elsewhere […]
Read More3 Bangkok schools shut as PM2.5 pollution soars
THREE schools in Bangkok were ordered closed after the concentration of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres, known as PM2.5, soared today (Jan. 20) with Nong Khaem district worst hit, TV Channel 7 said. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) said at 9 a.m. this morning PM2.5 reached 125 µg/m³ in […]
Read More7 private firms keen on joining air ambulance service in 5 tourist cities
AFTER PUBLIC Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin gave the green light for launching emergency air ambulance service in five tourist cities, seven private companies expressed interest in joining in, Amarin TV said today (Nov. 2). Gp. Capt. Dr. Atchariya Paengma, secretary-general of the National Institute of Emergency Medicine, said the five tourist cities are Bangkok, […]
Read MoreSeveral injured passengers on turbulence-hit flight need spinal surgery
By AP and published by Yahoo!News SEVERAL of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence earlier this week will need spinal surgery, a Bangkok hospital said yesterday (May 23). Twenty people remained in intensive care and a 73-year-old British man died after the Boeing 777, […]
Read MoreCouple of F-16 jets join 4 others in patrolling Thai-Myanmar border
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF THE THAI AIR FORCE’S F-16 Fighting Falcon jets today (Apr. 19) joined four others of the same type in conducting regular air patrols over Thai territory across the border from the war-torn Myanmar. Both General Dynamics F-16A/B fighter jets from Wing 1 in Nakhon Ratchasima are operating […]
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