Thailand Again Fails FAA Inspection
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Will do. The US Government for the past two years has been in a state of confusion. I will also contact my US Congressperson and encourage all US residents to contact their Member of Congress and FAA to assist Thailand in addressing all issue. We need nonstop flights from the US to Thailand.
by the way, your quote of "Thailand as the most beloved county of the USA" was a good one...a Freudian!
the other counties in the region of your fellow compatriots were not always subject to love and peace during history...
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It’s neither helpful nor appropriate to contemplate lobbying Congress or the FAA over this matter. The resolution will be through Thailand putting resources into it rather than having them diverted “elsewhere”. But rather than do that, they persist with the usual half-arsed approach and nothing is fixed, EVER. The same applies to road and maritime safety. The money is there, where does it go?
It is beyond bizarre to want international aviation bodies to issue undeserved safety certification simply to get direct flights.
It is beyond bizarre to want international aviation bodies to issue undeserved safety certification simply to get direct flights.
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Its neither helpful nor appropriate to contemplate lobbying Congress or the FAA over this matter. The resolution will be through Thailand putting resources into it rather than having them diverted elsewhere. But rather than do that, they persist with the usual half-arsed approach and nothing is fixed, EVER. The same applies to road and maritime safety. The money is there, where does it go?
It is beyond bizarre to want international aviation bodies to issue undeserved safety certification simply to get direct flights.
It is beyond bizarre to want international aviation bodies to issue undeserved safety certification simply to get direct flights.
As if anyone in Congress with half a brain would listen....
Safety issues need addressing in Thailand
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I'll with-hold making any comment of the efficacy of lobbying the US government on pressuring the Thai Government (majority shareholder in TG) for the purposes discussed, or indeed any other self-interested purpose (whoops).
In fact I'll simply observe from my geographically distant Kiwi Castle that it is Friday evening here, the rugby and cricket are both on, and the beer is cold.....
In fact I'll simply observe from my geographically distant Kiwi Castle that it is Friday evening here, the rugby and cricket are both on, and the beer is cold.....
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I'll with-hold making any comment of the efficacy of lobbying the US government on pressuring the Thai Government (majority shareholder in TG) for the purposes discussed, or indeed any other self-interested purpose (whoops).
In fact I'll simply observe from my geographically distant Kiwi Castle that it is Friday evening here, the rugby and cricket are both on, and the beer is cold.....
In fact I'll simply observe from my geographically distant Kiwi Castle that it is Friday evening here, the rugby and cricket are both on, and the beer is cold.....
4/475 at stumps , so all Kiwis must be very relaxed.
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I don't have a clue about rugby nor cricket, but I do know a bit about beer - Friday evening coming up in a few hours and beer is cold in BKK too. Happy Friday all - enjoy
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Agreed!....at least to the second and last sentence while the other issues are out of my reach...
by the way, your quote of "Thailand as the most beloved county of the USA" was a good one...a Freudian!
the other counties in the region of your fellow compatriots were not always subject to love and peace during history...
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The close country relationship relates to a series of wars where bonds were built and continued fairly intact until this day. Vietnam War & US bases in Thailand. WWII. Cold War. Phillippines being a US territory as a result of a war. Tensions still exist with China & Russia, and as the generation from WWII dies out so do the bad memories of Japan and Germany. As time goes by the affection for Vietnam increases as the memories of the Vietnam War fades. When I visited Vietnam on two occasions I just could not understand how the US could have bombed such friendly people who were always so gracious. I was lucky enough that my draft number was high enough that I did not have to face the chance of being drafted to fight in Vietnam.
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For my part I hope & expect we will never forget the enormous sacrifices of WW2 which allowed us to be free & enjoy the free speech we have here on FT
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The close country relationship relates to a series of wars where bonds were built and continued fairly intact until this day. Vietnam War & US bases in Thailand. WWII. Cold War. Phillippines being a US territory as a result of a war. Tensions still exist with China & Russia, and as the generation from WWII dies out so do the bad memories of Japan and Germany. As time goes by the affection for Vietnam increases as the memories of the Vietnam War fades. When I visited Vietnam on two occasions I just could not understand how the US could have bombed such friendly people who were always so gracious. I was lucky enough that my draft number was high enough that I did not have to face the chance of being drafted to fight in Vietnam.
this relates very well to the USA and its relationship with countries in Asia and other parts of the world. It's all about power, influence, strategic and economic interests
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So again, are you suggesting that Thailand's repeated failure to comply with dozens of safety issues is somehow the result of the USA's FAA being part of some political game for "power, influence, strategic and economic interests"? Do you have any concern over the safety issues that have been raised by the FAA or is this just a matter of national pride over the potential loss of life?
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So again, are you suggesting that Thailand's repeated failure to comply with dozens of safety issues is somehow the result of the USA's FAA being part of some political game for "power, influence, strategic and economic interests"? Do you have any concern over the safety issues that have been raised by the FAA or is this just a matter of national pride over the potential loss of life?
For me at least, I didnt interpret BinSabais post as relating specifically to any TG issues, or to the FAA issues; but rather simply a response to the immediately preceding (generalist) post about politics and war...
Of course, I also may have lost something in translation...
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So again, are you suggesting that Thailand's repeated failure to comply with dozens of safety issues is somehow the result of the USA's FAA being part of some political game for "power, influence, strategic and economic interests"? Do you have any concern over the safety issues that have been raised by the FAA or is this just a matter of national pride over the potential loss of life?