Grant Martin, Skift
Provisional partners are all the rage in the airline alliance community. Fiji last year joined Oneworld as an interim partner. Now, Thai Smiles is doing the same with the Star Alliance.
1 month ago
Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg
Yes, having its safety status upgraded by the FAA could permit Thai Airways to start new U.S. flights. But let's remember flights from Bangkok to California or New York are not obvious moneymakers. Ultra long-haul routes often challenge airlines, even on the newest planes.
2 years ago
Eric Rosen, Bloomberg
Crazy-rich male travelers: they're just like us.
3 years ago
Anuchit Nguyen, Bloomberg
Airlines with older fleets face two big problems: ageing jets aren't as attractive to customers and they are less fuel efficient. Thai Airways' plans to bring in newer aircraft should go some way to helping the business grow again.
3 years ago
Anuchit Nguyen and Lee Miller, Bloomberg
The challenge isn't unique to Thai Airways, as Malaysia Air and other national carriers in the region also can't quite compete with low-cost upstarts or Gulf carriers.
4 years ago
Anuchit Nguyen, Bloomberg
Thai Airways' consecutive losses highlight operational and infrastructure problems as travel in Asia has never been higher and should, thus, being fueling a time of growth instead of cutback.
4 years ago
Jonny Clark, TheDesignAir
Success for any business class route lies in the predictability of the offering. In that sense there are a few clear winners.
5 years ago
Jonny Clark, TheDesignAir
One side effect of the boom in Asian airlines is the wealth of carriers with strong, new looks.
5 years ago
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Bangkok Post
Thai Airways' is certainly suffering, but it has as many problems due to self-infliction as political circumstances.
5 years ago
Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit, The Nation/ANN
There's a difference between an airline that's seen as a source of national pride that must be defended, and one that's seen as an accountability free piggybank for political cronies.
5 years ago
Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit, The Nation/ANN
One thing low-cost carriers do that legacy airlines will find it hard to emulate? They don't have top-heavy executive teams eating up many costs.
5 years ago
Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post
In-flight Wi-Fi service is still magical, but the price always brings it down to earth.
5 years ago