Air Siam
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Air Siam was an airline based in Thailand which operated from 1965 until 1976.
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[edit] History
This airline was established in 1965 under the name Varan Air-Siam, but ti did not start operations until 1969 with a Douglas DC-4. The airline was founded by the Thai Royal Family but at the beginning it did not have aircraft or assistance starting up. Since the airline was backed by the Royal Family, it quickly acquired route to Hong Kong using the DC-4. Expansion was followed in 1971 with service from Bangkok to Los Angeles using a leased Douglas DC-8-63 in a mixed passenger/freight configuration. That route was abandoned after only 10 months due to low yields and competition. [1]
The next phase in the airline history came with a single BAC-1-11 was used for the route to Hong Kong and then the airline leased a Boeing 707-131 to extend the route to Tokio. After further expansion using one Douglas DC-10-30, one Airbus A300B2-1C, and using two Boeing 747-148 and one Boeing 747-206(B). The overcapacity of the fleet caused Air Siam to lose tons of money and by September 1976 the operations could not be sustained and the company declared bankruptcy.
[edit] Fleet Details
- 1 - Douglas DC-4
- 1 - BAC-1-11
- 2 - Boeing 707-131
- 1 - Douglas DC-8-63
- 1 - Douglas DC-10-30
- 1 - Airbus A300B2-1C
- 3 - two Boeing 747-148 and one Boeing 747-206(B)
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[edit] References
- ^ Airlines Remembered by B I Hengi, published by Midland Books
