Thai Airways to press ahead with maintenance facility after Airbus withdraws

BANGKOK (Reuters) - State-owned Thai Airways International Pcl will press on with a project to build a $339 million (273 million pounds) maintenance facility east of Bangkok after partner Airbus dropped out due to the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Monday. Airbus has asked not to participate in the investment, citing the impact of the COVID-19 situation on air travel, Deputy Secretary-General for Infrastructure in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Chokchai Panyayong told a..