AAV rolls out flight promotion for Chinese travelers starting from CNY 199/trip, BKK (SIA)-Shanghai CNY 299, booking open till Oct 1, travel from Oct 1 to end of March 24, aiming to capitalize on China national day & CNY in February. Comment: Let’s see if the government let’s enough of them out of the country. […]

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AAV will resume 4 weekly flights from BKK (DMK) to Colombo starting Jul 9, mulls going daily during peak holiday season in Dec. AOT’s has ordered a safety check on every moving walkway at BKK’s Don Mueang airport, following an incident in which a woman lost a part of her left leg after falling on […]

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AAV: is expected to report wider margin qoq from low hedging on jet fuel as avg price 2Q stands at US$ 95/bbl vs US$ 106/bbl in 1Q, tailwind from strong cabin factor during Songkran holidays boost earnings, tabloid. AH: credit rating upgrade to A- from BBB+, stable outlook at TRIS Rating. GLOBAL: anticipates mediocre 2Q […]

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AAV sees Apr load factor >90%, 80-90% for the first 2 weeks of May, supported by 3 new routes from Chiangmai to Beijing, Hangzhou & Changsha, aims to secure at least 10-15% market share from Chinese travelers visit Thailand. Comment: The Red wave is coming. CHAYO anticipates Bt150b NPL flooding in the system 1H23, allots […]

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AAV targets FY23 passenger reach pre-Covid level at 20m, +100% from 10m in FY22, expects cabin factor within 87-88% vs 81% FY22, 20% air fare hike, fuel surcharge to boost revenue. Comment: By 4Q23 they’ll comfortably be pack, now it’s just a question of getting the same number of planes up in the air. BAM […]

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AAV plans to resume operation of 8 aircrafts that were idled during pandemic after advance booking have demonstrated strong momentum. Comment: A great sign for tourism and hopefully lower ticket prices ! AH upbeats 1Q earnings from delivery of Ford Ranger model change, higher OEM parts sales yoy from improved market. BA’s temporary suspended 2 […]

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AAV: expects improvement in revenue & passenger load factor next year as tourism starts to pick up, will returned 5 aircraft at end of year, shrink fleet size to 53 aircraft, sufficient for service till eo-FY23. Comment: They’re not expecting any mass chinese tourism. AH: upbeat 4Q earnings from recognition of chassis orders for VinFast […]

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AAV confirmed opening of 2 new routes to AU, BKK-Melbourne (3 weekly flights) & BKK-Sydney (4 weekly flights) from December 1 to capitalize on holiday season. Comment: Looks like AAV is going to start eating up the market share from the main carriers. ASIAN announced pre-emptive right for existing holders for IPO subscription of pet […]

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AAV: will resume 2 daily flights from SIA to KL from June 20. Comment: A large segment of the population still doesn’t realise how quick traveling is going to come back, but, only for certain segments. And AAV is going to easily pass the higher fuel costs for the first 6 months. Next year it’ll […]

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