Helicopter Charter in Thailand
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he Privy Council of Thailand is a body of appointed advisors to the Monarch of Thailand. The council, as the Constitution of Thailand stipulates, must be composed of no more than eighteen members. The king alone appoints all members of the council. Privy Councilor Chaovana Nasylvanta was traveling weekly to Hua Hin to meet with His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej at his Klai Kang Won Palace. In early 2006, Chai Nasylvanta, Chaovana’s devoted son, decided that a helicopter would
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be ideal for his father, who was in his late 70’s at the time, to travel to Hua Hin as it would provide convenience, comfort and save travelling time. At the end of 2006, Chaovana decided that in order to recover some of the costs when the helicopter was idle on other days, he would charter the aircraft to serve VIPs and corporate users as the helicopter was already configured for VIP use, plus the market looked quite promising and with that, Advance Aviation was born with headquarters in Bangkok.
Advanced Aviation flies Eurocopter single-engine EC-130 & twin-engine EC-135 helicopters. Eurocopter is a sister company to Airbus. In January 2009 Advanced Aviation purchased their second aircraft, a single engine, EC-130 which is stationed in Phuket and offers interisland transfers and sightseeing over the magnificent Islands of Phuket, Phi Phi, Phang Nga, Samui, Koh Tao and others. In October of 2010 the company added their third aircraft, again
