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company executives Thursday, Mr Charamporn told year to get the and staff welcoming him about some of the strategies he wanted to adopt next financially troubled airline THAIgoes through a major at goal is expected to be achieved within five years afer said. reform next year, a move that will result in changes to all aspects of the airline, he Among the changes is ticketing management. Mr porn intends to revamp the with company's ticket sales which have recent years slumped amid stronger competition a will carry out more promotions for its online sales. This will prompt need to improve the used with the company's sales agents quota system currently Kasemsuwan move echoes an earlier suggestion by former THAI president Sorachak who selling more tickets via the internet, which has become a popular channel, supports by offering discounts... THAI will it struggles to get out of its financial problems. The company also consider other factors as global economy as well as the must be aware of slower-than-expected recovery of the will be heeded as dollar appreciation which ead to lower oil prices. All of them part of the reform, said the former Stock Exchange of Thailand president. Within one year, Mr Charamporn expects, THAI will gain profits again after encountering ups and downs over the past 10 years, according to an analyst Last year and during the first nine months of this year, THAl losses have amounted to more than 21 billion baht. His reform plans, together with more use of technologies for THAI business management, will be forwarded to the THAI board and so-called super-board, set up by the military regime to oversee state enterprises for a final say, Mr Charamporn said.