Recently two new airline operators have asked the CAAT to grant them AOLs for starting their services on domestic routes. Mr Chula said it should take about three months to issue the AOLs, a prerequisite for the operators to apply for air operator's certificates (AOC) which are also crucial for air operations. The process of "Re-AOC," or recertification of air operator's certificates, usually takes between six and eight months to complete. Authorities are reissuing an AOC to nine Thai-registered airlines after they finished reissuing the certificates to 12 airlines first. Next in line to receive the reissuance of an AOC is Orient Thai Airlines.

Source: Bangkok Post November 12, 2017 22:18 UTC