TAA second carrier to get licence re-certified by CAAT

Thai AirAsia (TAA) had its licence re-certified by the Thai civil aviation authority in compliance with global safety standards. Thailand's largest low-cost carrier has become the second Thai-registered airline to complete the re-certification of its air operator's certificate (AOC). The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is due to officially extend the re-certified AOC to TAA today as the authority's AOC re-certification process progresses at a snail's pace due to a critical shortage of auditing officials and technical complications. More than 20 Thai-registered airlines are still awaiting AOC re-certification by the CAAT, which has significant bearing on the International Civil Aviation Organization's decision to remove the punitive red flag on Thailand for aviation safety shortcomings. <br/>