Bangkok--12 Sep--Thai Airways International
The Corporate Communications Department of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited reported that THAI’s Aircraft Maintenance Center is certified to conduct maintenance for aircraft, with repair station certificates from international organizations, such as the Department of Commercial Aviation of Thailand (DCA), Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), the Federal Aviation Authority of the United States of America (USA-FAA), and the European Aviation Safety Agency of the European Union (EU-EASA).
Officials from the aviation authorities, such as the FAA, EASA, and JCAB, as well as other entities, oversee the repair and maintenance of THAI’s Aircraft Maintenance Center in accordance with the nation’s aviation requirement. A representative from the aircraft and engine manufacturers, such as Boeing, Airbus, GE, and Rolls Royce, are consulted on a regular basis.
THAI’s aircraft maintenance capabilities include performing line maintenance in the parking bay area, for which THAI’s Aircraft Maintenance Center has the trust of 97 customer airlines to conduct this service. The unit also conducts charter flights for 40 customer airlines, in addition to conducting heavy maintenance for customer airlines from Thailand and overseas, such as Nok Air, Air Asia, P.B. Air, JAL, ANA, Air France, Lufthansa, and others.
As for the accident that took place in Surat Thani, the National Investigating Committee has conducted an investigation into the cause of the accident and presented its suggestions. With regards to the lawsuit by the family of the late Flt. Lt. Pinit Wechasilpa, a former pilot for Thai Airways International, the matter is under consideration by the courts.