Myanmar int'l airport accommodates larger aircraft after renovation YANGON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Yangon International Airport of Myanmar can now accommodate larger aircraft such as Boeing 747 after its runway was extended, the local Newsweek journal reported Tuesday.

Thai Airways has announced that it will suspend its service between Bangkok and New York, effective July 1, 2008, due to the continually increasing cost of jet fuel.

By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand Jun. 6--ISTANBUL -- Bangkok Airways has shown interest in joining SkyTeam, but its entry into the world's second-largest airline alliance may prove premature due to competition from two other carriers in Southeast Asia.

By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand May 19--Despite higher operating costs spurred by spiking oil prices, privately owned Bangkok Airways remains upbeat about posting another consecutive year of profit in 2008.

By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand May 8--Bangkok Airways, Thailand's largest privately owned carrier, has quietly raised its fuel surcharge by as much as 128 percent, effective from May 1, to reflect ballooning oil prices.