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National airline envisions aviation hub

THAI gearing up for expansion of services

Published: 7 Jan 2013 at 00.00
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TOULOUSE : Thai Airways International (THAI) envisions turning the country into a hub for air travel, aircraft maintenance and aviation training.

Sorajak: ‘Rival competition is stiff.’

THAI president Sorajak Kasemsuvan said the ambition, if realised, would keep the national airline competitive in the regional, commercial aviation industry.

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jacksprat
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Discussion 4 : 07 Jan 2013 at 22.184
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Sounds familiar - this was Thaksin's idea years ago. He wanted Thailand to take over from Singapore. Unfortunately, Suvarnabhumi was only marginally bigger than the airport it "replaced" and Don Muang had to reopen to cope with the air traffic.
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Discussion 3 : 07 Jan 2013 at 17.283
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Thailand is the Hub of all Hubs....
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Discussion 2 : 07 Jan 2013 at 10.492
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Re: Disc. 1, of the suggested 2 or 3000 "hubs" I am not aware of even i
actually being established. This one even sillier than most as "pilot training"
requires " English",a commodity of which Thailand has little of.
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Discussion 1 : 07 Jan 2013 at 09.041
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Thailand seems fixated with hubs for anything they think will make them money, medical hub, tourist hub and now an aviation hub. Hubs go round and round in circles just like Thailand getting nowhere with their crazy plans rather than addressing the real issues that plague the country.
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