CAAT foresees flight reduction after Songkran festival
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) expects airlines to gradually reduce the number of flights as they adjust their operational plans to align with rising fuel costs while mitigating oil supply risks after Songkran festival, TV Channel 7 said this evening (April 3). Signs of international airlines gearing up to reduce the number […]
Read MoreCathay passenger tries to open aircraft door mid-flight from Boston to Hong Kong
By Reuters and published by CNA Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific said on Friday (Dec. 12) that a passenger on flight CX811 from Boston to Hong Kong tried to open an aircraft door mid-flight on Dec 10. The airline said no passengers or crew were injured and the flight landed safely early on Thursday. […]
Read MoreThaksin’s jet heading for Singapore then likely returning to Thailand
LATEST data from global flight tracker Flightradar24 shows that de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s private airplane has left Dubai and is expected to land at Singapore this morning (Sep. 8) before flying onwards to Thailand, as previously announced, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6.50 a.m. the Swedish flight tracking service said a […]
Read MoreIs Thaksin heading for Dubai?
AFTER being cleared to fly to Singapore for a two-day health checkup this evening (Sep. 4) de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra’s private jet was tracked and seen deviating from its course and flying from Andaman Sea to Bay of Bengal amid speculation that he could be heading for Dubai, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreAir India airplane resumes flight after bomb threat with a suspect questioned
AIR India Flight AI 379 resumed its journey to New Delhi after a bomb threat led to an emergency landing at Phuket Airport as no suspicious objects were found but one suspect is being questioned, Amarin TV said this evening (June 13). At 10 a.m. today Phuket Airport was informed by the Flight Control […]
Read MoreTHAI flight to Singapore turns back due to technical issue
A THAI Airways International flight bound for Singapore from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport was forced to return to the Thai capital due to a technical fault last night, Amarin TV said this morning (Feb. 17). THAI flight TG401 carrying 270 passengers was about to land at Singapore’s Changi Airport when it suddenly circled and turned […]
Read MoreAeroflot flight in emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport
AN AEROFLOT flight carrying 331 passengers and a crew of 15 made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport last night (Feb. 10) after circling for five hours upon departing Phuket Airport in the afternoon, Amarin TV said today, The Boeing777-300ER Aeroflot flight SU277 was heading for Moscow when it developed technical system problems and […]
Read More12 people injured after Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence
By AP and published by Yahoo!News London – Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday (May 26) hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight of the injured were hospitalised. Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as scheduled […]
Read MoreAirplane returns to Osaka/Kansai airport twice over landing gear problem
A THAI AirAsia X airplane heading from Osaka/Kansai, Japan, to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok yesterday (May 24) had to return to the Japanese airport twice after the landing gear could not be retracted, Amarin TV quoted the website Sankei as saying with the incident also reported on Aviation-safety.net. The flight, XJ613, with 350 passengers […]
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, […]
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