*Effective 1 July SET announced SET50 and SET100 rebalance for 2H21: SET50: Ins : IRPC, KCE, STA, STGT. Outs: AWC, BAM, TOA, VGI. SET100: Ins: AAV, ICHI, NRF, PSL, PTL, SINGER, STGT, SYNEX, TKN. Outs: AWC, BPP, EPG, GFPT, MBK, TOA, TPIPP, TTW, WHAUP. sSET: 34 securities consisting of: Seven Utilities and Power pcl (7UP), […]

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God damn it! I was and remain of the viewpoint that AirAsia is going to rock and roll coming out of this period and I was looking forward to participating in an equity recap of AAV and ride the recovery trade in 2H21 and throughout 2022. But the clever folks there decided to keep the […]

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AAV said the latest outbreak the worst crisis for aviation in Thailand as airlines face more pressure than during the lockdown last year. Comment: Nothing was worse than the March-May period where everything was shut down. But the government is trying their best to make things just as difficult at the moment. EPG upbeats 1Q […]

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AAV sees 4Q average load factor back >80% from 65% in 3Q, Chiangmai, Chiang Rai & Nan logged 90%, 42 aircrafts out of 62 entire fleets on operation, 4Q ticket price QTD +10-20% from Bt996/ticket in 3Q. Comment: Yup though ticket prices are far higher than 996 on the weekends. Rumours have it though that […]

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AAV’s building a super app off its existing mobile app and website to provide services such as e-commerce, delivery and payments. The app is to be available next month in Thailand and Asean. BCPG to build 220KV transmission cable in Laos to cater for 500MW power transmission in 2022. GULF’s new 1,066 capital increase share […]

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AAV add 4 domestic routes, SIA-CNX 5 daily flights, SIA-HKT 3 daily flights, 2 daily flights for SIA-KBV and SIA-URT starting from September 25. Comment: Flights I’ve been taking are constantly full (note AAV has been changing departure times quite regularly, likely to ensure a full flight & save costs) CNT sets up renewable earnings […]

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AAV: expects AOT give nods on proposal to operate 24 daily domestic flights service from SIA to Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Suratthani, seeks to expand international flights from SIA to China, Vietnam, Myanmar & Cambodia before end of year. AMATA: announced RO 83m shares 12.8554217:1, PO price to announce before September 21, subscription October 9, […]

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AAV to resume all 25 domestic routes by July, sold 41K seats in a single day on June 23 Comment: And today they’ve launched a pay one-time 2,999 for 6 months special deal. BAM mulls selling Bt25b CD, funding NPAs acquisition in 2H, sees lucrative opportunities in tourism segment. Comment: Would be amusing to see […]

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AAV will ask regulators to change the rule requiring airlines to keep middle seats open, aiming to increase capacity ahead of the government’s domestic tourism promotion next month. Comment: I’m flying tonight and rather happy that I didn’t have to pay to book a seat. Now, the average price of an Air Asia ticket has […]

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AAV considers merger with another LLC to clamp down on pricing wars once flights eventually resume in the country. Comment: Would that be NOK? Wouldn’t make sense, Thai Smile perhaps? ADVANC launches “GOMO” sim for online uses with unlimited 50GB speed. Comment: Boom! And then your data will be leaked… ASP cuts dividend payout to […]

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