Civil aviation has given Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha fits almost from the day of the 2014 military coup. But while the new Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has made progress, it is still left wanting. Three important airports, two of them international, will not meet minimum safety requirements when a UN inspection and audit is carried out in June. It puts at risk the rating of the whole country, already under a red-flag warning by the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This is that for passengers and air crews, Thai airlines are up to or above minimal international standards.

Source: Bangkok Post January 17, 2017 21:44 UTC