Thailand

Boeing’s history with Thailand started in 1931 when the Royal Thai Air Force (then known as the Royal Aeronautical Service) began operating the Boeing 100E, a variant of the P-12 pursuit fighter. Since then, Boeing has been a strong partner to Thailand and its aerospace industry.

In 1960, Thai Airways Company, now Thai Airways International (THAI), launched its first service flight with a Douglas DC-6B from Bangkok to Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. In 2023, Boeing’s first ecoDemonstrator Explorer conducted test flights to Thailand as part of the multi-regional trajectory-based operation (MRTBO).

Boeing has three offices in Bangkok – a corporate office and field service offices at Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport.

Boeing investments in Thailand have helped grow the local aerospace sector, creating jobs and driving innovation for mutual benefit.

Customers in Thailand use a variety of Global Services solutions to support and maintain their fleets and platforms. Maintenance training services helps customers train their technicians. Digital solutions including maintenance performance toolbox and flight deck solutions help optimize airplane performance and increase efficiency.

Access to Global Services’ supply chain footprint for spare parts, chemicals and other service needs ensures materials are readily available.

Boeing is leading efforts to decarbonize aviation in Southeast Asia. The recently launched Southeast Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Feedstock study led by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Association (RSB), Boeing, and Standard Chartered highlighted Southeast Asia’s feedstock capacity as having the potential to produce 45.7 million tonnes of SAF annually by 2050. Thailand ranked second in this region with the most abundant SAF feedstock.

Boeing is committed to working together for a sustainable aerospace future. In support of the ICAO’s Assistance, Capacity-building and Training for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (ACT-SAF) initiative, Boeing partners with key local stakeholders to conduct capacity building across a range of topics including SAF financing, SAF feedstock and technology pathways, carbon intensity, effective policies, SAF accounting, and more.

In 2023, Boeing’s first ecoDemonstrator Explorer conducted test flights to Thailand
as part of the multi-regional trajectory-based operation (MRTBO). Boeing along with air navigation service providers that included Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited (AEROTHAI) collaborated to coordinate airplane routes for the most efficient flight paths. AEROTHAI participated in the trajectory-based operation project and the world’s first-ever demonstration flight based
on MRTBO to improve the safety and efficiency of air traffic management
in accordance with ICAO’s operational concept.