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List of aircraft operated by Thai Airways International From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thai Airways International operates a fleet of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.[1]
As of September 2024[update], Thai Airways International operates the following aircraft:[citation needed]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | C | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 20 | — | — | — | 12 | 156 | 168 | To be retrofitted into a 156-seat configuration with Royal Silk Class by the end of 2024.[2] |
162 | 174 | |||||||
Airbus A321neo | — | 22 | TBA | Deliveries planned from 2025.[3][4] | ||||
Airbus A330-300 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | — | 263 | 294 | Deliveries planned from September 2024.[5] |
Airbus A350-900 | 23 | — | — | 32 | — | 289 | 321 | HS-THQ and HS-THU painted in the Star Alliance livery.[6] |
33 | 301 | 334 | ||||||
30 | 309 | 339 | ||||||
Boeing 777-200ER | 5 | — | — | 30 | — | 262 | 292 | Two aircraft are to be phased out by 2025.[7] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 17 | 6 | 8 | 40 | — | 255 | 303 | Deliveries planned from 2025.[7] |
— | 42 | 306 | 348 | |||||
Boeing 787-8 | 6 | — | — | 24 | — | 240 | 264 | |
Boeing 787-9 | 3 | 50 | — | 30 | — | 262 | 292 | Deliveries planned from Q2 2024. Order includes 35 options to switch type to either Boeing 777X or Boeing 787-10.[4][8] |
268 | 298 | |||||||
Total | 78 | 80 |
THAI's fleet development plans, as of December 2011,[9] for the period 2012–2022 is in three phases:
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, and 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 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.[10][11]
On 20 January 2016, Thai Airways International PCL announced plans to postpone the 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.[12]
On 12 February 2016, Thai Airways announced it would 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 percent in the previous year. Besides trying to offload the planes, 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.[13]
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.[14]
On 2 March 2021, Thai Airways submitted its rehabilitation plan to the Central Bankruptcy Court, followed by a press conference. Announced plans for the future of the airline including its fleet adjustments, reducing the number of aircraft types from 12 to five (or engine types from nine to four).[citation needed]
On 20 February 2024, Thai Airways announced an order for 45 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from Boeing along with additional options for a further 45 aircraft. Additional options include orders for the Boeing 777X, as the airline looks to modernise and grow its widebody fleet and international network. Thai Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners will be equipped with GEnx engines. In total, Thai Airways ordered a total of 51 787-9 aircraft during the 2024 Singapore Air Show.[15]
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