PBair

PBair

IATA 9Q ICAO PBA Callsign PEEBEE AIR
Founded	1990
Hubs	Suvarnabhumi Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Saen Sabai
Airport lounge	none
Alliance	none
Fleet size	2
Destinations	-
Parent company	P.B. Air Company Ltd
Headquarters	Vadhana, Bangkok, Thailand
Website	http://www.pbair.com

PBair was an airline with its head office in the UBC II Building in Vadhana, Bangkok, Thailand.^[1] It operated scheduled domestic and international services. Its main base was Suvarnabhumi Airport.^[2]

History

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The airline was founded in 1990 by Piya Bhirom Bhakdi, the president of the Boonrawd Brewery, the biggest brewery of Thailand. It was originally used for flights for the brewery staff only. In 1995, it received the license to offer charter flights and started operations in 1997. In February 1999, it started scheduled flights, in alliance with Thai Airways International and Air Andaman. In November 2009 all flights were suspended until further notice. In December 2009 the owner announced that the airline was to be closed for good, and would not restart operations because of huge losses. The closure was registered with the authorities on December 21, 2009.

Embraer ERJ 145 at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Flight attendant on board an Embraer ERJ 145 LR

Boarding onto an PBair Embraer ERJ 145 LR in Sakon Nakhon.

Luggage tags of PBair.

Destinations

PBair operated the following services^[3]:

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport), Buriram, Lampang, Nakhon Phanom, Nan, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Mae Sot, Mae Hong Son (2006-2007).

• International scheduled destination: Da Nang, Vietnam (2007-2009).

• International charter destination: Seoul, South Korea.

Fleet

In May 2009 the PBair fleet consisted of the following aircraft^[2] :

• 2 ATR-72-500 leased from Bangkok Airways

Previously operated

• 1 Dornier 328^[4]
• 3 Fokker F28^[5]
• 1 Boeing 767-300^[6]
• 2 Embraer ERJ 145 LR^[7]

References

1. ^ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March-5 April 2004. 52.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: pp. 61–62. 2007-04-10. 
3. ^ Flight Schedule 1 April-27 October 2007
4. ^ Dornier 328 in PBair livery
5. ^ Fokker F28 in PBair livery
6. ^ Boeing 767-300 in PBair livery
7. ^ Embraer ERJ 145 LR in PBair livery

External links

• Official website (Defunct)

Media related to PBair at Wikimedia Commons