BANGKOK, 18 June 2018: If we needed assurance of Bangkok Airways’ airworthiness here it is as the president of the airline displays a freshly printed Air Operating Licence issued by Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority.
The issue of certificates followed last years ICAO green flag for Thailand’s aviation compliance ending a couple of years under a cautionary red flag.
CAAT conducts robust checks and scrutiny of all airlines registered in Thailand and issues the AOL for a 10-year period with annual scrutiny and checks.
Bangkok Airways represented by the airline’s president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth (3rd from left) receives the Air Operating Licence (AOL) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand director general Chula Sukmanop (3rd from right) at a ceremony held at The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, Bangkok.
The license permits Bangkok Airways to operate scheduled or non-scheduled flight air services within Thailand and also international services for 10 years.