Thailand: Aviation industry 'set to take off'

Thailand is ramping up its aviation industry to become a hub in Asean, prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declared Wednesday. The govt intended to upgrade Thai civil aviation to be on par with international standards and the push to make the sector a hub for the region would go in sync with that, he said. The prime minister was speaking at the Global Aviation Security Plan, a meeting aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of international aviation security co-hosted by the ICAO in Bangkok Wednesday. Gen Prayut said Thailand addressed all issues relating to aviation safety concerns raised by the ICAO. In addition, the govt was keen to develop and boost the aviation industry, as could be seen from its 20-year Thailand 4.0 policy, which promotes technological advances to improve public services under 10 targeted industries. <br/>