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New THAI chief targets B5bn profits

The new president of state-owned Thai Airways International (THAI) has set a profit target of 5 billion baht for the national carrier next year.

Sorajak: Aiming high

Sorajak Kasemsuvan, who took the top job last month after Piyasvasti Amranand was sacked in June, said he will push for a management strategy focusing on increasing THAI's revenue to 224 billion baht - an increase of 11-12% - next year, pushing profits up to about 5 billion baht.

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    Discussion 1 : 17 Nov 2012 at 12.111

    The need to dispose of the old 747,and also be competitive with the likes of Qantas and Qatar.I agree the staff are excellent and it is a pleasure to fly with them but the staff alone can not make a profit.

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