Aviation Department plans first flight permit for new airport

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Aviation will issue the first flight permit for the new Suvarnabhumi Airport to make possible the September 29 arrival of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on a special inaugural flight.

Aviation Department director-general Chaisak Angkasuwan said the historic permission to land will facilitate the special Thai Airways flight that will convey Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from Don Muang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi -- a symbolic gesture that will open a new era of travel to Thailand.

Following the special certificate, it will not be until mid-2006 that the Department of Aviation will actually issue permits for regular commercial flights following the opening of the new Airport.

Mr. Chaisak said that a recent mission by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to check the progress of the new airport went well, and only a few modifications were requested by the international regulatory body.

--TNA 2005-08-30

Aviation Department plans first flight permit for new airport 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Aviation will issue the first flight permit for the new Suvarnabhumi Airport to make possible the September 29 arrival of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on a special inaugural flight.

Aviation Department director-general Chaisak Angkasuwan said the historic permission to land will facilitate the special Thai Airways flight that will convey Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from Don Muang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi -- a symbolic gesture that will open a new era of travel to Thailand.

Following the special certificate, it will not be until mid-2006 that the Department of Aviation will actually issue permits for regular commercial flights following the opening of the new Airport.

Mr. Chaisak said that a recent mission by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to check the progress of the new airport went well, and only a few modifications were requested by the international regulatory body. 

--TNA 2005-08-30

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Sounds like a dandy way to begin the annual hot air balloon festival.

Aviation Department plans first flight permit for new airport 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Aviation will issue the first flight permit for the new Suvarnabhumi Airport to make possible the September 29 arrival of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on a special inaugural flight.

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What year?

Keep your eyes open for a hanglider

Keep your eyes open for a hanglider

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More likely one of their newest planes done up in the Royal Barge livery.

I wonder if they'll inaugurate the Snake Pit with a Boeing or an Airbus.

If it blows a tyre on that washboard runway The Maximum Leader will no doubt chalk it up to another assassination attempt. The poor thing has the worst luck with airplanes.

Mr. Chaisak said that a recent mission by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to check the progress of the new airport went well, and only a few modifications were requested by the international regulatory body. 

--TNA 2005-08-30

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Translation: ...only a long laundry list of major repairs and modifications to make the field even remotely safe for air travel.

Politicians and engineers often make a much less than perfect union. The Engineers want to go slow and do the job the right way, The politicians want to go fast for personal gain and show it can be done faster. The finial outcome of this has yet to be seen. I am sure George will be adding several more threads that will reflect this.