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Thailand’s Queen Suthida Completes First Solo Flight in a Gripen

Thailand’s Queen Suthida completed her first solo flight in a Saab JAS 39C Gripen fighter jet on October 8, 2026. King Maha Vajiralongkorn observed the training flight at the Royal Thai Air Force’s Wing 7 base in Surat Thani. Suthida began her aviation career as a cabin crew member at JALways in 2000 before joining Thai Airways in 2003. She…