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Phuket Air is an airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. Phuket Air is currently specializes in leasing its aircraft of Boeing 747 as well as 737 aircraft on an aircraft, crews, maintenance and insurance or ACMI.
They also serve as a wet lease basis to airline worldwide that needs passenger extra capacity. Some services of Phuket Air are ad-hoc wet leasing services, dry leases, international charter services as well as religious pilgrimage charters.
Saudi Arabian Airline was the longest client of the airline. Phuket Air formerly provides a scheduled international and domestic flight. The airline main base is in Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.
Aside from that the airline has a hub in Phuket International Airport. Phuket air was also an international scheduled carrier before they shifted to a wet lease and ACMI market.
Early History and shift to ACMI
Phuket Air was established in 1999 and started its operations in December 2001 with a two Boeing 737-200 aircraft bought from Indonesia. The airline was operated and owned by Vikrom Aisiri and his wife Angkara Apiwattanaporn.
The owner is a Thai entrepreneur and a senator from Ranong, he also owns the Andaman Club Hotel & Casino as well as Dusit Island resort in Chiang Rai Province.
The airline flew domestic routes to Chaiang Mai, Krabi, Hat Yai, Ranong and Phuket. The operation was a plus factor to his hotel in Myanmar. Phuket Air rapidly expanded, adding Boeing 747-300, Boeing 747-200 and NAMC aircraft t its fleet.
In 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, the airline was severely affected by the downturn of tourism industry in Thailand, by that time the airline has not been able to maintain its fleet, poor services and maintenance as well as safety concerns.
Aside from that the European Union had blacklisted the airline, as a result they have banned from flying to Europe. By the last quarter of 2005, the airline had slowed its operations, laid off its employees and decided to focus on leasing their aircraft in other carriers.
Their domestic service were ceased on the third quarter of 2005. In the 2006 Hajj season, Phuket Air had provided their aircraft on a short term wet lease to Saudi Arabian Airlines.
Then the airline had commissioned Air France Industries, which will help them to have a better service as well as maintenance, to lift the airlines safety standards.
On March, 2007 the EU executive arm has removed Phuket Air from the list of blacklisted airline after they have complied and pass the EU’s inpection for safety and standard.
In February 2008 the Saudi International Airline has offered them a long term renewable contract on ACMI contract, which only shows that they have satisfied their clients on leasing aircrafts. For more information you can visit their website at http://www.phuketairlines.com/
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