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THAI Announces Board Meeting Results 27 August 2003, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited held a Board of Directors’ Meeting, chaired by Mr. Thanong Bidaya, THAI’s Chairman, with the following results: 1. Progress on THAI’s Investment at Suvarnabhumi Airport THAI’s Board of Directors approved the hiring of contractors (architecture and structure) for the 5 activities of THAI’s project at the Suvarnabhumi Airport, those being Aircraft Maintenance Center, Operations Center, Ground Equipment Services, Catering, and Cargo and Mail Services, with the selection based on bidding, as follows: - Sahakarn Wisavakorn Company Limited
as contractor for Ground Equipment Services for up to 577,500,000 baht.
Due to the high costs of construction, the hiring of contractors is considered to be a major task with the company giving importance to selection of contractors based on skills and techniques, reliability, experience, tools and equipment, resources as well as good financial planning. The bidding for contractors was based on two criteria, technical and price proposals, with the selection of qualified candidates based on the terms and principles set forth by the company. The technical proposals had to be approved by the Selection Committee before consideration of the price proposals. The hiring of SVK Joint Venture as contractor
for Cargo and Mail Services activity is higher than the estimated
cost (796,246,590 baht) as initially announced due to the design consultant
which consists of MAA Consultant Company Limited, Pacific Consultant
International Company Limited, Pacific Consultant International (Thailand)
Company Limited and Interdesign Company Limited, which calculated the
estimated cost stating that after examination of the proposed bidding
price, found it to be unstable. As a result, the set price should be
increased by 11.61% or 888,702,846 baht. SVK proposed the lowest bidding
price of 875,500,000 baht which is lower than the revised estimated
cost. THAI’s Board of Directors then approved the hiring of SVK
as the contractor for Cargo and Mail Services activity which is according
to the purchasing regulations of the company. THAI’s Board of Directors approved
for the company to waive bank guarantee for contract farmers on a special
basis for the purchase of raw materials for THAI’s Catering Services
Department, in accordance to the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) to
improve the quality of agricultural raw materials as initiated in the
agreement between THAI and Kasetsart University. It is expected that
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THAI Promotes “A Taste of Thai Fruits” to the World Thai Airways International Public Company
Limited (THAI) sponsored an exhibition and Thai Fruit festival
organised by Committee on the Follow-up of the Implementation of the
Resolutions of the House of Representatives, which is scheduled
to take place on Friday 29 August 2003 at the Lertwanalai, Hilton International
at Nai Lert Park, and will be presided over by Mr. Uthai Pimjaichon,
Chairman of the Government House and Mr. Korn Dabharangsi, Deputy Prime
Minister will be the Guest Speaker. Some 1,000 dignitaries invited
are expected to join the event including Diplomatic Corps, local foreign
chambers of Commerce, the expatriste community based in Thailand, Mr. Kanok Abhiradee, THAI’s President, said as the national carrier of Thailand, THAI has continued to promote the Thai identity to the world, for example the uniqueness of Thai manners and beautiful Thai silk, which is worn by THAI flight attendants, as well as the delicious Thai cuisine with health benefits served to passengers on board THAI’s international flights. THAI is proud to be part of this event, helping to promote Thai fruits among worldwide consumers. Visitors will have a chance to
try seasonal Thai fruits such as durian, mangosteen, rambutan,
longan, pomelo, pineapple, coconut, jackfruit,and sala which can
be used for making a variety of Thai deserts and refreshments
such as ice cream sorbet, mousse, cheese cake,
strudel,swiss tart, brownnie , upside down cake, puddings and
cookies. Personnel manning each booth will provide information
on Thai fruits to The exhibition received strong support from both public and private sectors namely, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Agriculture Extension, the Cooperative Promotion Department, Department of Export Promotion, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Tourism Industry, and THAI. Other activities include fruit carving, cooking demonstrations and Thai classical music. |
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THAI Launches its Suvarnabhumi Website Thai Airways International Public Company Limited has designed a website on the airline’s investment project in Suvarnabhumi Airport, providing the public with information on THAI’s projects underway at the new airport. ACM Narongsak Sangapong, THAI’s Executive Vice President for Special Projects, said that the airline has launched a website providing information about THAI’s investment project involving 6 airline activities at Suvarnabhumi Airport. THAI’s Suvarnabhumi website is accessible on the front page of website www.thaiair.com or www.thaiair.info, featuring information about THAI’s 6 activities: Cargo and Mail Commercial, Operations, Catering, Ground Support Equipment, Technical Services, and Customer Services. Also available on the website is information about developments and progress regarding these activities, with updates provided on a regular basis, keeping the public informed. THAI’s Suvarnabhumi website is linked to the websites of organizations concerned with Suvarnabhumi Airport, for example the website of the New Bangkok International Airport Company Limited (NBIA) and the Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT). THAI, as the national carrier of the
Kingdom of Thailand and as Thailand’s largest air carrier that
utilizes the majority of airport space, has planned its investment project
to involve all related functions. By covering all areas concerned
with operations at the new airport, THAI is able to ensure passengers
that service provision at the new airport goes through smoothly and
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THAI Announces Nine Month Results and 3rd Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2002/03 Thai Airways International Public Company Limited announced its nine month results for fiscal year 2002/03 (October 2002 to June 2003) and its third quarter results (April to June 2003), whereby the net profit for the nine months amounted to 7,023 million baht. Mr. Kanok Abhiradee, THAI’s President, announced that THAI’s nine month result for fiscal year 2002/03 (October 2002 to June 2003) amounted to a total revenue from the sale of goods and the rendering of services of 96,936 million baht, with the profit from the sale of goods and the rendering of services of 11,234 million baht, a decrease of 416 million baht or 3.6 percent compared to the same period last year. When other incomes and expenses were included, THAI achieved a net profit of 7,023 million baht, a decrease of 2,202 million baht compared to the same period last year.Therefore, earnings per share was 5.02 baht compared to earnings per share of 6.59 baht during the same period last year, a decrease of 1.57 baht per share when compared to the same period last year. As for THAI’s operating result for
the third quarter of fiscal year 2002/03 (April to June 2003), THAI
earned a total revenue from the sale of goods and the rendering of services
of 23,682 million baht and loss from the sale of goods and
the rendering of services of 2,519 million baht, with an effect
from a decrease in revenue from the sale of goods and the rendering
of services due to the SARS crisis. When other Following the SARS crisis, THAI’s
passenger traffic resumed rapidly back to normal. During June
2003, THAI had a cabin factor at 62.3 percent, a increase from
54.8 and 52.9 percent in April and May 2003 respectively, and the airline
anticipates that passenger traffic will continue to increase at a steady
rate during the tourist peak season at the end of the year. |
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THAI Signs Bilateral Agreement with Dalavia Far East Airways 15 August 2003, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited has entered into a agreement with Dalavia Airways,signifying the national airline’s entrance into the Far East Russia and encourage tourism to Thailand from that region. THAI and Dalavia Airways have entered into a Bilateral Interline Traffic Agreement as well as a Special Prorate Agreement, which was signed by THAI’s Executive Vice President for Commercial, Mr. Tasnai Sudasna, and Deputy Director General of Dalavia Airways, and witnessed by THAI’s President, Mr. Kanok Abhiradee. Mr. Kanok said that Russia is a large emerging market which its geographical scope covers areas in Europe and Asia. The Interline Agreement signed today will be the effective commercial arrangements to accommodate the travelling demand between the two countries. The agreement between Dalavia Airways and THAI is expected to boost overall tourist arrivals from Russia which is currently around 70,000 visitors per year. THAI currently has bilateral interline traffic agreements with 3 Russian airlines; Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Siberia Airlines, and Vladivostok Air. Mr. Tasnai said, "With the cooperation
between the two airlines, there will be an increase in seat capacity
to accommodate the expansion of tourism from Russia's far east to Thailand.
Tourists will no longer have to rely on charter flights to visit Thailand,
but can travel all year round simply by flying Dalavia Airways to either
Seoul or Guangzhou and connecting to a THAI flight. Visitors from
Thailand travelling to Dalavia Airways has its home base in
Khabarovsk, a capital of Khabarovsk Krai Territory in Russia with a
population of 700,000. It is operating scheduled flights to international
routes such as Seoul, Guangzhou, Harbin, Niigata, etc. |
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THAI Sponsors APEC SME Meeting Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is one of the official sponsors of the upcoming APEC 2003 Meeting hosted by Thailand.On this occasion, THAI will participate by setting up an exhibition booth at the APEC SME Meeting, to be held from 7-8 August 2003 in Chiang Mai. THAI will exhibit the following at its booth: samples of SME products and products from the One Tambon One Product (OTOP) project that THAI proudly supports. THAI’s President, Mr. Kanok Abhiradee, said that THAI is one of the official sponsors of the APEC 2003 Meeting. The related event, APEC SME Meeting, will benefit small and medium size enterprises in Thailand by helping them to develop their products to world class standards. THAI itself has been a supporter of SME and OTOP products since 2002, with the cooperation of the SME Promotion Office in the selection process. The products supported by THAI are divided into five categories: snacks, inflight sale items, passenger giveaways, raw catering materials, and products from THAI Shop. Among the SME and OTOP snacks served on board THAI flights are khanom pia with different fillings, cashew nut cookies and khao taen song krueng, with more items under selection. The THAI Shop is also working closely with the SME Promotion Office to include OTOP products at its various shop branches. Since 2 August 2003, THAI has placed a catalog of OTOP products on all its domestic flights so passengers may make product selections,place their orders in the comfort of the flight, and receive products by home delivery. This service is currently only available on domestic routes. THAI’s exhibition booth at the APEC SME Meeting aims to aid in promotion and sales for local manufacturers, allowing the public greater access to local products, and promote folk wisdom as well as quality local products to the rest of the world. |
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THAI’s
Catering Department Uses Electronic Bidding System for Food and Raw Materials
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited will organise THAI’s Catering Department Food and Raw Materials Electronic Bidding according to the Catering Department’s Good Governance Policy 2003/2004, which will be opened by THAI’s President Mr. Kanok Abhiradee. Pol. Gen. Charn Ratanatham, honorary advisor to the Transport Committee, and Mrs Pisamai Chandrubeksa, Managing Director of THAI’s Catering Department also presided over the press conference opening the electronic bidding at THAI’s Head Office on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road. Mr. Abhiradee said that the event is in accordance with the 9th National Economic and Social Development Plan which urges public and private sectors to place emphasis on information technology for greater efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness, so that the country may progress towards becoming a modern information technology. As the national carrier, THAI places great importance on this policy. Earlier this year, THAI carried out a trial bid utilizing an electronic system for the purchase of several items such as paper, office equipment, computers, and jet fuel. The system successfully decreased the budget by a substantial amount. The first electronic bidding was conducted on 31 January 2003, and was witnessed by Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, Deputy Prime Minister. The electronic bidding process for food and raw materials for good governance is a pilot project for THAI’s Catering Department by which information technology will be used to select raw materials used to prepare meals for THAI flights, customer airlines, the THAI airport restaurant, and THAI’s catering operations. The same objective will be maintained, that is to support local agricultural products from small-size farming groups. THAI currently relies on local products for 70% of its total catering utilization. On this occasion, there will be three different groups of raw materials up for bid: soy bean oil, frozen prawns, and white rice. The lots are valued at THB 34 million baht and will be offered through the system of Pantavanij Group, a joint venture with six leading companies, namely Bangkok Bank, Siam Commercial Bank, Siam Cement, TelecomAsia, United Communication Industry, and CP Group. The bidding process will be conducted via internet by Asia-Freewill Company. Apart from helping THAI to buy
high quality products from local producers for its operations, the electronic
bidding system will enable the THAI’s Catering Department
to conduct all related activities with greater efficiency, such as price
negotiations, price investigations, bidding,customer registration, and
on-line purchasing. In addition, it will be time- and cost-effective
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THAI and TAT Woo Indian Travellers with Thai Night Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, will be hosting “Thai Night” on the occasion of the Thai Government's Roadshow to India between 5-10 August 2003. Presiding over the event will be Deputy Prime Minister,Mr. Korn Dabbaransi, with Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr. Pichet Sathirachawal, also in attendance along with over 250 representatives from the public and private sectors from both India and Thailand. The event is aimed at promoting ties between the two countries in terms of economic ties as well as trade and investment. According to Mr. Tasnai Sudasna na Ayudhya,
THAI’s Executive Vice President for Commercial, the Thai Government
has designated Mr.Dabbaransi to lead the Thai contingent to India to
boost economic, trade, and investment ties between Thailand and India.
On this occasion,THAI has the honor of organizing “Thai Night,”
together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in Delhi, Mumbai,
Bangalore, and Over 80 Thai business leaders from the government and private sectors, members of the Indian business community, travel agents, and media representatives are expected to attend the event, a total of approximately 250 guests. In preparation for the expanding market for investment and business travel, as well as the tourism potential between the two countries, THAI will be introducing two new destinations in India, namely Chennai (Madras) and Bangalore. THAI currently operates to Kolkata (Calcutta),Delhi, and Mumbai (Bombay). The flight details for the Winter Schedule (between 26 October 2003 – 29 March 2004) are as follows: Bangkok-Chennai-Dubai
v.v. Bangkok-Kolkata
v.v. Bangkok-Delhi
v.v. Bangkok-Mumbai
(Bombay) v.v. The Bangalore route is expected to be introduced in the Summer Schedule 2004 starting 28 March 2004. Further information can be requested from all THAI ticket agents and at the THAI reservation office, or by contacting Tel: 0-2628-2000 and 0-2280-0060 24 hours a day. |
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THAI Announces Board Meeting Results 30 July 2003, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited held a Board of Directors’ Meeting, chaired by Mr. Thanong Bidaya, THAI’s Chairman, with the following results: 1. THAI’s Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting no. 1/2003 THAI’s Board of Directors approved the date for the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting no. 1/2003, which will take place on Tuesday, 2 September 2003 at 13.30 hours in the Auditorium at THAI’s Head Office, with the date established to close the register and suspend the transfer of shares for the purpose of determining the right to attend the meeting as from 12.00 hours on 14 August 2003 until THAI’s Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting no. 1/2003 comes to an end. Agenda items include approval to proceed with the issuance and the offering of debentures in Thai baht and/or in other equivalent currency at not over THB 40,000 million baht within 5 years. 2. Refurbishing Business and Economy Class Seats for Boeing 777-200 Aircraft THAI’s Board of Directors agreed
to select Business and Economy Class seats for Boeing 777-200 aircraft
in accordance to the proposal put forth by the Subcommittee on Purchasing
Aircraft Seats, which negotiated the price as follows: Economy
Class seat selection was approved for Recaro Company and Business Class
seat selection was approved for B/E Aerospace, based on two main points
being technical qualities The redesign of THAI’s Business
and Economy Class seats on its Boeing 777-200 aircraft at a total of
8 aircraft of this type will be based on a new design created for increased
passenger comfort. The aircraft seat arrangement for Business
Class will be 2-2-2, enabling seat recline at 165 degree. Economy
Class aircraft seat arrangement will be 3-3-3 replacing the 3-4-3 seat
arrangement, making travel on this aircraft type The airline has begun to refurbish the seats on its Boeing 777-200 aircraft, with completion expected within 12-15 months. |
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