The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and THAI have pledged to examine the case in which British engineering giant Rolls-Royce admitted to bribing agents of the Thai state and employees of THAI to win business. The NACC said the anti-graft agency's foreign affairs office was aware of the issue and it will work with the UK's Serious Fraud Office to gather all the information about the case. The indictment against Rolls Royce contains pages of company statements and records of bribes in Thailand. They began in 1991, when the military regime was in power, and continued all the way until after the coup that ousted the Thaksin govt in 2006, the documents allege. THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira said Wednesday that the board decided to set up a committee to establish the facts. <br/>
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United Airlines continues to evaluate its fleet needs and order book, following decisions to defer 61 Boeing 737 deliveries and park its Boeing 747 fleet. “Our fleet review is a work in progress and we will update you later this year,” said CFO Andrew Levy during a quarterly earnings call Wednesday. His comments did little to quell questions about the future of United’s order for 35 Airbus A350-1000s, as well as the possibility of additional Boeing 777-300ER orders. The fleet review, which covers United’s narrowbody, widebody and regional fleets, was launched last year following the restructuring of its senior leadership team that August. The first move was to defer indefinitely 61 of 65 737-700 deliveries and convert them to the Max in November. The remaining 4 aircraft were converted to the 737-800 due this year. <br/>
United Airlines will initially test basic economy fares on flights to/from Minneapolis before rolling out the offering to its entire domestic network. United president Scott Kirby said the airline wants to “make sure everything works” with basic economy before it rolls it out “to the rest of our domestic system in the near future.” Basic economy fares will go on sale soon for United’s Q2 Minneapolis flights. Once the domestic network is covered by basic economy fares, United will add the offering to near-international flights, such as to the Caribbean, Kirby said. United has not yet decided whether it will roll out basic economy fares on long-haul international flights. <br/>