Jet Business In Thailand

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Jet Business In Thailand

• By Mr. Vutichai Singhamany
• Director Of Flight Standards Bureau
• Department of Civil Aviation, Thailand

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Current AOC Holders in Thailand

• There are total of 21 holders.
• These are
• Schedule.
• non-schedule.
• charter-flights and Business Jet.

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Business Jet

• Aircraft
• Thai Flying Services Co.,Ltd
• Siam Land Flying Co.,Ltd
• Siam GA Co.,Ltd
• Royal Sky Co.,Ltd
• Minor Group Co.,Ltd
• Thai Global Co.,Ltd
• Total 6

• Helicopter
• Thai Aviation Services Co.,Ltd
• Si-Chang Flying Service Co.,Ltd
• Mini Bare Co.,Ltd
• Total 3

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Aircraft Type

• Currently in use
• BeechCraft Super King Air B300
• BeechCraft Super King Air 350
• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
• Cessna III (CJ3)
• Learjet 35A
• Coming soon
• Premier I (coming in Feb)
• Hawker 850 (coming in May)
• Cessna IV

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Helicopter Type

• Currently in use
• Sikorsky S-61
• Sikorsky S-76
• Kawasaki BK117 B-1
• Bell 430

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Current Operations

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Transport patients from abroad to domestically.
• Patients from
• Neighboring countries (Malaysia, Lao, Myanmar,
  Cambodia, Vietnam, Maldives)
• China (Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu)
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• India (Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai)
• Transport patients from
• City-to-city.
• Hospital-to-hospital.
• Emergency operations services (for organ donors)
• Hospitals in Bangkok include
• Bangkok Hospital.
• Bumrungrad Hospital.
• BNH Hospital.
• Huachiew Hospital.
• Samitivej Hospital.

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Current Operations

• Tourism Purpose
• Transport tourists from abroad to domestically.
• Tourists from
• Neighboring countries.
• Hong Kong, China.
• Singapore.
• India.
• Transport tourists from
• City-to-city.
• Act as hotel links.
• Destination
• Bangkok - Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hongson
• Bangkok - Prachupkirikan (Hua-Hin), Samui, Krabi
• Bangkok - Phuket and many more.
• Hotels
• Four Seasons, Dusit Thani,
• Conrad, Hilton and Grand Hyatt.

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Current Operations

• Other Operations
• Business and Conference Trips.
• Transport personnel/ group from
• Airport to airport.
• Airport to hotel.
• Airport to conferences and meeting venues.

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Difficulties

• Pilot shortage for each type of aircraft
• Not many pilots have type rating for above
  aircraft.
• Training facility
• No training facility for above aircraft type in
  Thailand.
• Trainings have to be done abroad.
• Immigration difficulty when training abroad
• Difficulty when requesting visa for training
  purpose.
• Security checks at training centre.
• Difference in rules and regulations
• All AOC holder operators require 2 man-crew
  system and both of the pilots should hold a valid
  type rating of the aircraft.

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Future Opportunities

• Open Sky policy.
• Support the expansion of business jet industry.
• Promote Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  industry.
• Promote tourists destinations.

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Thank you
Any Questions?