Thai Airways fleet

Thai Airways operates a fleet of all widebody aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.[1]

Current fleet
  • Thai Airways Current Fleet
  • Airbus A330-300
  • Airbus A350-900
  • Airbus A380-800
  • Boeing 777-200ER
  • Boeing 777-300ER
  • Boeing 787-8

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

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

Fleet history
Thai Airways Historical Fleet[9]
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
  1. "AIRCRAFT". Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI). Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "Thai Airways puts more aircraft up for sale including A380s". Ch-Aviation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "TG 3Q2011 Analyst Briefing Presentation" (PDF). thai.listedcompany.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Thai Airways International Fleet" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. 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.

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