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No injuries after Nok Air 737-800 slides off Thai runway
One of Thai carrier Nok Air’s Boeing 737-800s has skidded off the runway while landing at Chiang Rai airport in the far north of the country. It appears to have suffered an excursion from the left side of runway 03. The twinjet, operating flight DD108, was transporting 164 passengers and ...
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Nok Air to boost capital as creditors seek to claw back Bt27.3 billion
Embattled low-cost carrier Nok Air plans to inject fresh funds in 2022, to pay for “necessary capital expenditure”, as well as repay liabilities.
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Nok Air gets court approval for rehabilitation plan
Nok Air has cleared a major hurdle in its business restructuring process, after Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court approved its rehabilitation plan.
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Nok Air widens full-year loss as liabilities exceed assets
Embattled low-cost carrier Nok Air plunged deeper into the red for the 2020 calendar year, as revenue evaporated amid a collapse in passenger travel demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Troubled Nok given extension to submit rehabilitation plan
Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court has granted low-cost carrier Nok Air a one-month extension to file its rehabilitation plan.
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Nok Air’s losses deepen in third quarter
Nok Air’s pre-tax losses deepened in the third quarter to Bt2.59 billion ($86 million), from Bt482 million in the year-ago period. The Thai low-cost carrier attributes its poorer financial performance to the Covid-19 pandemic, while new accounting standards and the liquidation of subsidiary NokScoot were also contributing factors. ...
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Nok Air green-lit to pursue restructuring
Nok Air has gained court approval to restructure under a business-rehabilitation process. In a 4 November notice to the Thai stock exchange, Nok chief executive Wutthiphum Jurangkool states that the central bankruptcy court has “ordered granting the company to be in business rehabilitation”. Source: Nok Air The 737-800 ...
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Thai Airways’ Nok stake further diluted after new share issue
Thai Airways’ stake in Nok Air has been diluted from 16% to 13.3% after the budget operator completed a Bt1.55 billion ($49.7 million) capital-raising exercise.
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Airline Business
ANALYSIS: Thailand country report March-May 2019
Bangkok Airways remained profitable even though expenses grew faster than revenue. It also laid out expansion plans for both its airline and non-airline businesses.
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Nok Air names new chief executive
Low-cost carrier Nok Air has named Wutthiphum Jurangkool its chief executive.
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Thai authorities trumpet improved regulatory regime
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has disclosed notable improvements in its regulatory capabilities following a series of ICAO audits.
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Nok Air Q1 loss balloons as fleet shrinks
Nok Air reported a consolidated net loss of Bt391 million ($12.4 million) in the first quarter, which it blamed on the low season and a reduction in its fleet size under its turnaround plan.
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PICTURES: Ranking the best animal-faced airliners
After ANA took delivery of its first turtle-themed Airbus A380 on 20 March, we rank the top 10 animal-face liveries on commercial airliners.
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Thai AirAsia parent walks away from potential Nok stake
Asia Aviation has decided to walk away from a potential stake acquisition in struggling low-cost rival Nok Air.
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Thai AirAsia parent considering Nok Air investment
Thai AirAsia parent company Asia Aviation (AAV) has confirmed that it is considering taking a stake in loss-making carrier Nok Air.
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Thai stake in Nok dilutes to 16% after new share issue
Nok Air has completed a Bt2.3 billion ($73.3 million) capital raising exercise, which has diluted Thai Airways International's stake in the budget carrier from 21.8% to 16%.
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Airline Business
ANALYSIS: Thailand seat capacity growing at slower pace
Last year saw overall seat capacity for Thailand's key airlines expand by 5.5%, with strong international growth offsetting a decline in domestic seats.
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Thai Airways looks to revise turnaround plan
Thai Airways International is proposing to revise its turnaround plan, which was originally put in place by the airline's former president Charamporn Jotikasthira.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Nok CEO takes disciplined approach to tough market
The new chief executive of Thai low-cost carrier Nok Air is taking a disciplined, pragmatic approach to return the carrier to profitability.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: TIAD conference explores future of distribution
The recent Technology & Innovation in Airline Distribution (TIAD) conference in Bangkok, jointly organised by FlightGlobal and T2RL, explored the technological issues and challenges facing airlines as they court increasingly tech-savvy consumers.