Thai Airways International Public Company Limited and Airbus have signed a JV agreement to set up a new maintenance, repir and overhaul (MRO) facility at the U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok. The state-of-the-art facility will use the latest digital technologies to analyse aircraft maintenance data, as well as advanced inspection techniques, including the use of drones to monitor aircraft airframes. The MRO complex will also have specialised repair shops, including for composite structures, as well as a maintenance training centre offering extensive courses for technical personnel from Thailand and overseas.
