Keeree to meet EEC in December to unlock 200-billion-baht incentives for Eastern Aviation City
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2025
The December meeting with EEC aims to clarify investor incentives and revive momentum for U-Tapao Aviation City, a key driver of the Eastern Economic Corridor
Thailand’s high-speed rail project to finalise contract in July after five-year delay
FRIDAY, JUNE 06, 2025
The high-speed rail linking three airports project (Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao) is expected to finalise the contract in July, ending a five-year delay since the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Not going back to Israel’, says Thai worker, as 90 arrive at U-Tapao airport
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2023
The third batch of 90 Thai workers returned from Israel early on Sunday and one of them vowed not to return to the Jewish state after he witnessed the death of his colleague.
U-Tapao stays on course to becoming aviation hub in future
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020
The development of U-Tapao Airport and Eastern Aviation City is set to take off after U-Tapao International Aviation Co Ltd (BBS Group) signed a joint investment agreement with Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO) on June 19, with the goal of making U-Tapao an aviation hub.
BBS to sign Bt290bn contract for U-Tapao megaproject on Friday
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2020
The government will on Friday (June 19) sign a contract worth Bt290 billion with U-Tapao International Aviation Company for the development of U-Tapao Airport and Eastern Aviation City.
‘Smart airport’ deal between CAT and U-Tapao takes wing
TUESDAY, JUNE 09, 2020
CAT Telecom has signed a collaboration deal with U-Tapao International Airport to study ways to adopt information and communications technology to transform the facility into a smart airport.
BBS set to sign contract after winning bid for U-Tapao and airport city
TUESDAY, JUNE 02, 2020
The Cabinet will soon sign a contract with BBS Joint Venture, which won the bid for the construction of U-Tapao Airport and the Eastern Airport City, though the Navy will decide who builds the airport’s runways.
A planned 11-billion-baht joint venture between Airbus and Thai Airways to develop a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Rayong’s U-Tapao Airport has fallen victim to the Covid-19 pandemic.