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Thai Airways operates a fleet of all widebody aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.[1]
Current fleet[edit]
- Thai Airways Current Fleet
Airbus A330-300
Airbus A350-900
Airbus A380-800
Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 777 300 Seating Thai Airways
Thai Airways International. Boeing 777-300/ER. Location & Date. Everett - Snohomish County / Paine Field (PAE / KPAE) Washington, USA - January 6, 2021. Thai Airways International's Boeing 777-300ER only has 2 class Royal Silk and Economy. There are 42 seats in Royal Silk Class in a 1-2-1 configuration and a whopping 306 seats in Economy class in a 3-3-3 configuration. HS-TKB Thai Airways International Boeing 777-3D7. Reg HS-TKB Airframe Info. Airline Thai Airways International Fleet Info. Airport Tokyo Narita (NRT / RJAA) Japan. Serial 29151 / 170. Aircraft Boeing 777-3D7 Production List. Date 22 May 2010. Cross Data Search Correct Data.
As of February 2021, the Thai Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 12 | — | — | 36 | 263 | 299 | To be retired. |
| 3 | 31 | 263 | 294 | ||||
| Airbus A350-900 | 12 | — | — | 32 | 289 | 321 | |
| Airbus A380-800 | 6 | — | 12 | 60 | 435 | 507 | To be retired. Two aircraft on sale.[2] |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 6 | — | — | 30 | 262 | 292 | To be retired. Fleet on sale.[2] |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 14 | 3 | — | 42 | 306 | 348 | Last 3 scheduled to be delivered in 2021 With Royal First Class configuration. |
| Boeing 787-8 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 234 | 256 | |
| Boeing 787-9 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 268 | 298 | |
| Total | 61 | 3 |
Fleet development plans[edit]
THAI's fleet development plans, as of December 2011,[3] for the period 2012–2022 is in three phases:
- 2012: Phase-out of 11 aging aircraft, delivery of 12 government-approved aircraft.
- 2013–2017: Phase out of 35 aging aircraft, delivery of 11 aircraft that have already been approved, and acquisition of 33 new aircraft, including 26 next-generation wide-bodied aircraft and 20 Airbus A320s.
- 2018–2022: Phase out all Boeing 747-400s and some Boeing 777s and acquisition of 15 next-generation wide-bodied aircraft to replace them. 3 777-300ERs will be delivered from Boeing throughout 2021 - as the original delivery date was move forward due to COVID-19. The 3 aircraft will be fitted with Royal First Class to replace the first class demand routes as THAI plan to retire the entire Boeing 747-400s completely.
On 13 June 2011, Thai's Board of Directors announced it would purchase 15 aircraft and acquire the remaining 22 on operating leases. The purchased planes include 14 Boeing 777-300ERs, to be delivered in 2014 and 2015, four Airbus A350-900s (2016 and 2017). The leased planes include six 787-8s and two 787-9s from US lessor International Lease Finance (ILFC). The 8 series will be delivered in 2014 and 2015, while the 9 series will be delivered in 2017. In addition, Thai will lease six A350-900s from Aviation Lease and Finance, to be delivered in 2017, and two A350-900s from CIT Aerospace International, which will deliver the aircraft in 2016. The airline will also lease six A320-200s from RBS Aerospace International, to be delivered in 2012 and 2013. All the operating leases have terms of 12 years each.[4][5]
On 20 January 2016 Thai Airways International PCL announced plans to postpone taking delivery of 14 planes for three years to reduce operating costs as the national airline restructured. The 14 planes include 12 Airbus A350s, two of which were due to be delivered in 2016, and two Boeing 787s.[6]
On 12 February 2016 Thai Airways announced it will continue to ground 10 Airbus A340s it had not been able to sell because flying the four-engine planes is not cost-effective, even after fuel prices plunged more than 40 per cent in the previous year. Besides trying to offload the planes, which were used previously for long-haul destinations such as Frankfurt, the money-losing airline has cut routes and sold assets to bolster its balance sheet and operations.[7]
In 2017, Thai took delivery of seven new aircraft and decommissioned two leased Airbus A330-300s bringing its active fleet to 100 as of 31 December 2017.[8]
Remarks[edit]
- Historically, THAI Airways had Boeing Customer Code D7. For example, a Boeing 747-400 aircraft that the airline ordered directly from Boeing Commercial Airplanes was coded Boeing 747-4D7. Since the introduction of the Boeing 787, Boeing no longer uses customer codes.
Boeing 777-300 Thai Airways Economy
Fleet history[edit]
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| Aircraft | Total | Year Introduced | Year Retired | Replacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-320 | 2 | 1990 | 1998 | None | |
| ATR 72-201 | 2 | 1990 | 2009 | None | |
| Airbus A300B4 | 13 | 1977 | 1998 | Airbus A300-600R | |
| Airbus A300-600R | 21 | 1985 | 2014 | Airbus A330-300 | |
| Airbus A310-200 | 1 | 1988 | 2001 | Airbus A300-600R | Transferred from Thai Airways Company. |
| 1 | 1998 | Crashed as flight TG261 | |||
| Airbus A310-300 | 1 | 1990 | 1993 | Airbus A300-600R | |
| 1 | 1992 | Crashed as flight TG311 | |||
| Airbus A320-200 | 5 | 2014 | 2016 | None | All transferred to Thai Smile. |
| Airbus A340-500 | 3 | 2005 | 2012 | Airbus A350-900 | Two stored. |
| 1 | Sold to Royal Thai Air Force. | ||||
| Airbus A340-600 | 6 | 2005 | 2015 | Airbus A350-900 | All aircraft are stored. |
| Boeing 737-200 | 3 | 1988 | 1993 | Boeing 737-400 | Transferred from Thai Airways Company. |
| Boeing 737-400 | 9 | 1990 | 2018 | None | |
| 1 | 2001 | Exploded as flight TG114 | |||
| Boeing 747-200B | 6 | 1979 | 1997 | Boeing 747-400 | |
| Boeing 747-200SF | 1 | 1996 | 1999 | Boeing 777F | |
| Boeing 747-300 | 2 | 1987 | 2007 | Boeing 747-400 | |
| Boeing 747-400 | 18 | 1991 | 2020 | None | [10] |
| Boeing 747-400BCF | 2 | 2012 | 2015 | None | Converted from passenger Boeing 747-400. |
| Boeing 777-200 | 8 | 1996 | 2020 | None | |
| Boeing 777-300 | 6 | 1998 | 2020 | None | |
| Boeing 777F | 2 | 2010 | 2012 | Boeing 747-400BCF | Leased from Southern Air |
| BAe 146-100 | 1 | 1989 | 1991 | Boeing 737 Classic | |
| BAe 146-200 | 1 | 1989 | 1989 | Boeing 737 Classic | |
| BAe 146-300 | 9 | 1989 | 1998 | Boeing 737 Classic | |
| Canadair Challenger CL-601-3A-ER | 1 | 1991 | Unknown | None | |
| Convair 990 Coronado | 2 | 1962 | Unknown | None | Operated by Scandinavian Airlines. |
| Douglas DC-6B | 7 | 1960 | 1964 | None | First aircraft in fleet. Leased from Scandinavian Airlines. |
| Douglas DC-8-33 | 7 | 1970 | 1978 | None | Leased from International Airlease AB. |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 6 | 1972 | 1984 | None | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines. |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 4 | 1974 | 1985 | Airbus A300 | |
| Douglas DC-8-61CF | 2 | 1977 | 1979 | None | Leased from Seaboard World Airlines. |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 | 3 | 1970 | 1972 | None | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines. |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 6 | 1975 | 1987 | Airbus A310 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER | 3 | 1987 | 1998 | Airbus A310 | Disposed to Northwest Airlines. |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 4 | 1991 | 2006 | Boeing 777-200ER | Disposed to UPS Airlines. |
| Short 330 | 4 | 1988 | 1992 | Boeing 737 Classic | Transferred from Thai Airways Company. |
| Short 360 | 2 | 1988 | Unknown | Boeing 737 Classic | Transferred from Thai Airways Company. |
| Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III | 15 | 1964 | Unknown | None | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines. |
References[edit]
- ^ ab'AIRCRAFT'. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI). Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ ab'Thai Airways puts more aircraft up for sale including A380s'. Ch-Aviation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^'TG 3Q2011 Analyst Briefing Presentation'(PDF). thai.listedcompany.com. Archived(PDF) from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^'Thai to acquire eight 787s and 12 A350s in 37-aircraft deal'. FlightGlobal.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^'Acquisition of 37 New Aircraft for the year 2011-2017'(PDF). thai.listedcompany.com. Archived(PDF) from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^'UPDATE 1-Thai Airways to delay taking delivery of 14 planes to cut costs'. Reuters. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^Nguyen, Anuchit. 'Without A Buyer, Thai Air's A340 Fleet Will Stay Grounded'. Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^'Submission of financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017'(PDF). Stock Exchange of Thailand. 26 February 2018. Archived(PDF) from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^'Thai Airways International Fleet'(PDF). Archived(PDF) from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^Cummins, Nicholas (7 January 2020). 'Fewer Jumbos In The Sky: Thai Airways To Retire All 747's By 2024'. www.simpleflying.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
External links[edit]
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