The airline was founded in 1990 by Dr. Piya BhiromBhakdi,
the president of the Boonrawd Brewery, the biggest brewery of Thailand.
It was originally was 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.