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Gulfstream appointed MJets as international sales representative for Thailand

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. appointed MJets Limited as the authorized international sales representative for Gulfstream business aircraft sales activities in Thailand. Under the agreement, MJets will be responsible for promoting and supporting Gulfstream with customers and prospects throughout the country. Gulfstream continues to see significant growth in Asia, particularly with its newes...

BBN Airlines Thailand secures Vietjet Thailand as first ACMI partner

BBN Airlines Thailand names Vietjet Thailand as its first partner airline. BBN Airlines Thailand is supporting Vietjet Thailand through an ACMI partnership that begins on 1 December 2025, supplying one Airbus A320 for domestic services between Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) and Chiang Mai and Phuket. BBN Airlines Thailand received its AOC in October, becoming Thailand’s first dedicated ACM...

EHang Thailand AAM sandbox reaches landmark: first urban sandbox human-carrying flight of Pilotless eVTOL with CAAT Director-General Aboard

EHang announced successful launch of an urban human-carrying flight event in Bangkok with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand and local partners. Air Chief Marshal Manat Chavanaprayoon, Director General of CAAT, personally boarded and experienced the experimental flight, becoming the world’s first civil aviation authority chief globally to ride the pilotless EH216-S on an urban flight....

Thai SmartLynx secures AOC, becomes Thailand’s first ACMI airline

Thai SmartLynx, an ACMI specialist airline has received its AOC from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. This achievement marks a major milestone for Thailand’s aviation industry as Thai SmartLynx becomes the first Thai-based ACMI operator, offering fleet capacity solutions to meet seasonal and operational needs across Thailand and the wider region. Thai SmartLynx is also...

Thai SmartLynx receives maiden aircraft delivery

Thai SmartLynx reached a major milestone with the arrival of its first Airbus A320-200 at Don Mueang International Airport on Friday, 22 August 2025. The aircraft delivery represents the final step in the airline’s application process for an Air Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. Thai SmartLynx will provide flexible fleet management solutions t...

EH216-S eVTOL completes debut passenger flights in Thailand, with flights tests and commercial operations forthcoming

EH216-S pilotless eVTOL aircraft completed debut passenger flights in Thailand at the renowned Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in central Bangkok. The flights mark a new milestone for expanding EHang eVTOL flight footprint to the 18th country globally. With the permission of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, the Company is also planning to conduct flight tests on EH216-S...

Skyports Drone Services demonstrates medical drone delivery capabilities to Thailand Ministry of Public Health

Skyports Drone Services successfully conducted a landmark medical drone delivery demonstration for Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health. The demonstration comes after Skyports Drone Services successfully obtained Beyond Visual Line of Sight permissions from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand . The showcase was conducted for the country’s Medical UAV Committee, which is...

DA62 MPP Demonstrator for Southeast Asia

In September 2022 Diamond Aircraft Austria successfully handed over a DA62 MPP demonstrator to Asian Aerospace Services (AAS), a Diamond Aircraft distributor based in Thailand. This is an important step for the company to demonstrate the capabilities of its flagship special mission aircraft to potential customers in this region. Benjamin Schuhmann, Sales Manager APCA & ME Diamond Aircr...

Introducing autonomous aerial vehicles to Thailand for Urban Air Mobility - EHang & C.P. Group Form strategic partnership

EHang has formed a strategic partnership with Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. with an intent to establish a joint venture in Thailand for AAV sales and urban air mobility operations.The two parties intend to fully leverage their respective expertise and resources in a long-term comprehensive collaboration on AAV product sales and marketing, regulatory compliance, business development, infras...

Extended aftersales helicopter support for military and governmental fleets

Airbus Helicopters and Thai Aviation Industries have declared extended aftersales helicopter support for military and governmental fleets. Under this agreement, TAI will continue to be Airbus’ approved provider of HCare support and services for Thailand’s military and government helicopter fleets. HCare services already available to local operators will now include continu...

Two new H225Ms received by The Royal Thai Air Force

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has taken delivery of its seventh and eighth H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters. Since 2012, the RTAF has placed orders for a total of 12 H225Ms under its fleetmodernisation programme. Belonging to a contract signed in 2016, these new additions will join the air force’s existing fleet of six H225Ms for combat search and res...

Royal Thai Air Force expands fleet with additional H225M order

New purchase brings RTAF’s H225M fleet to 12 units Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of four H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), as part of the fleet strengthening programme. This follow-on order will bring the RTAF’s H225M fleet to 12 units by 2021. Specially equipped with emergency flotation...