Kaset Rojananil
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| Kaset Rojananil | |
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| Allegiance |  Thailand |
| Service/branch | Royal Thai Air Force |
| Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
| Other work | Head of Thai Airways International, Founder of the Samakkee Dhamma Party |
Air Chief Marshal Kaset Rojananil was an alumni of the 5th Class of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Commander of the Royal Thai Airforce, a leader of the National Peace Keeping Council's 1991 coup against the government of Chatichai Choonhavan, Supreme Commander, head of Thai Airways International, and founder of the pro-military Samakkee Dhamma party. He was later demoted to general inspector of the Ministry of Defense.
As head of Thai Airways International, he famously noted that "we have received a lot of complaints that our air hostesses are not pretty enough - too old and unsmiling. And we must improve on that" He added that the airline had been hiring too many college-educated women and that "intelligent women tend to not be good looking." He hoted that he had ordered airline recruiters to screen flight attendant applications "in the way beauty-pageant judging panels select contestants."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ South China Morning Post, 7 September 1991
[edit] Further reading
- Interview with Kaset Rojananil, Manager Daily, 27 January 1993
