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Thai Airways International operates a fleet of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.[1]

Current fleet

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List

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As of November 2024, 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 — 32 TBA Deliveries planned from 2025.[3][4]
Airbus A330-300 5 — — 31 — 263 294 Two aircraft were acquired from Virgin Atlantic.[5]
48 185 264
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 — 8 40 — 255 303 Deliveries planned from 2025.

To be retrofitted with new Royal Silk and Economy cabins, with the addition of Economy Plus seats.[8][9][10]

— 42 — 306 348
Boeing 787-8 6 — — 24 — 240 264
Boeing 787-9 3 50 — 30 — 262 292 Deliveries planned from Q2 2024.
The order includes 35 options to switch type to either Boeing 777X or Boeing 787-10.[4][11]
268 298
Total 79 88
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Fleet development plans

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THAI's fleet development plans, as of December 2011,[12] 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 Boeing 747-400s, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A380-800, and older 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 moved forward due to COVID-19. The 3 aircraft will be fitted with Royal First Class to replace the first class demand routes comprising London Heathrow, Tokyo Narita and Osaka. As of late 2020, THAI retired all Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A380-800s.

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.[13][14]

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.[15]

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.[16]

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.[17]

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 2 January 2024, Thai airways signed a lease agreement with CDB Aviation for two-used Airbus A330-300.[18]

On 20 February 2024, Thai Airways announced an order for forty-five Boeing 787-9s directly 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 787-9s will be equipped with GEnx engines.[19]

On 21 February 2024, at the Singapore Airshow, Thai Airways announced an aircraft lease agreement with AerCap, comprising four Airbus A350-900s (two of which have been delivered), three Boeing 787-9s, and ten Airbus A321neo.[20]

On 27 February 2024, Thai Airways signed a lease agreement with Air Lease Corporation for three Boeing 787-9s.[21]

Remarks

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Former fleet

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Thai Airways International Historical Fleet[22]
Aircraft Total Year Introduced Year Retired Replacement Notes
ATR 42-300 2 1990 1998
ATR 72-200 2 1990 2009 Transferred to Nok Air.
Airbus A300B4 13 1977 1998 Airbus A300-600R
Airbus A300-600R 21 1985 2014 Airbus A320-200
Airbus A330-300
Boeing 787-8
Airbus A310-200 2 1988 2001 Airbus A300-600R Transferred from Thai Airways Company.

HS-TIC crashed as flight TG261.

1998
Airbus A310-300 2 1990 1993 Airbus A300-600R Acquired from Canadian Airlines.

HS-TID crashed as flight TG311

1992
Airbus A330-300 11 1994 2017 Airbus A350-900 Equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000.

One aircraft crashed before the delivery as Airbus Industrie Flight 129.

12[23] 2009 2020 Equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700.
Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.
1 1995 2013 HS-TEF was written off due to a runway excursion.[24]
Airbus A340-500 3[23] 2005 2012 Airbus A350-900 All aircraft are listed for sale.[23]
1 HS-TLC was sold to Royal Thai Air Force.[25]
Airbus A340-600 6[23] 2005 2015 Disposed to Hua An Aviation Parts Co. Ltd.
Airbus A380-800 6 2012 2020 Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.[26]
All six aircraft are to be sold off.[citation needed]
BAe 146-100 1 1989 1991 Boeing 737 Classic
BAe 146-200 1 1989 1989
BAe 146-300 9 1989 1998
Boeing 737-200 3 1988 1993 Boeing 737-400 Transferred from Thai Airways Company.
Boeing 737-400 6 1990 2018 Airbus A320-200
3 2004 Transferred to Nok Air.
1 2001 Destroyed by explosion as flight TG114
Boeing 747-200B 6 1979 1997 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-200F 1 1996 1999 Boeing 777F
Boeing 747-300 2 1987 2007 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400 16 1990 2020 Airbus A350-900
Boeing 777-300ER 		Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2 2011 Converted into freighters and transferred to Thai Cargo.
Boeing 747-400BCF 2 2012 2015 Converted from passenger Boeing 747-400
Disposed to Aerotranscargo
Boeing 777-200 8 1996 2020 Airbus A350-900
Boeing 777-300ER 		Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Boeing 777-200ER 1 2006 2020
Boeing 777-300 6[23] 1998 2020
Boeing 777-300ER 5 2010 2013 Airbus A350-900 Leased from Jet Airways.
Boeing 777F 2 2010 2012 Boeing 747-400BCF Leased from Southern Air.
Canadair Challenger CL-601-3A-ER 1 1991 Un­known
Convair 990 Coronado 2 1962 Un­known Operated by Scandinavian Airlines.
Douglas DC-6B 7 1960 1964 First aircraft in fleet.
Leased from Scandinavian Airlines.
Douglas DC-8-33 7 1970 1978 Leased from International Airlease AB.
Douglas DC-8-62 6 1972 1984 Leased from Scandinavian Airlines.
Douglas DC-8-63 4 1974 1985 Airbus A300B4
Douglas DC-8-61CF 2 1977 1979 Leased from Seaboard World Airlines.
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 3 1970 1972 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
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III 15 1964 1968 Leased from Scandinavian Airlines.

References

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  1. ^ "AIRCRAFT". Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI). Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Thai Airways to retrofit A320s with Royal Silk Class". airwaysmag.com. 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Thai Airways to issue RFP for widebodies, confirms A321neo". ch-aviation.com. 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Singapore Airshow: Thai Airways to lease 17 AerCap aircraft". airwaysmag.com. 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Thai Airways to grow A330-300 fleet". businesstraveller.com. 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Singapore Airshow: Thai Airways to lease 17 AerCap aircraft". airwaysmag.com. 21 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Thai airlines eye fleet expansion as aviation industry bounces back". nationthailand.com. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Thai Airways to Reintroduce Premium Economy". Y Premium. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  9. ^ "THAI's (Re)Launch of Its Premium Economy Class". airwaysmag.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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  11. ^ "Thai Airways orders 45 Boeing 787s plus options". reuters.com. 8 February 2023.
  12. ^ "TG 3Q2011 Analyst Briefing Presentation" (PDF). thai.listedcompany.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  13. ^ "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.
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  15. ^ "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.
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  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ Editor, C. D. B. (2 January 2024). "CDB Aviation Leases Two A330-300s to Thai Airways". CDB Aviation. Retrieved 26 October 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ "THAI AIRWAYS ORDERS 45 787S". 21 February 2024.
  20. ^ "AerCap Announces Lease Agreements with Thai Airways for Four Airbus A350-900 Aircraft, Three Boeing 787-9 Aircraft and Ten Airbus A321NEO Aircraft". AerCap Holdings N.V. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  21. ^ Inc, Digital Studios West. "Air Lease Corporation Announces Lease Placement of Three New Boeing 787 Aircraft with Thai Airways International". Air Lease Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  23. ^ a b c d e "THAI sells more planes". Bangkok Post. Bangkok. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Runway excursion Accident Airbus A330-321 HS-TEF, Sunday 8 September 2013". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  25. ^ "ซื้อเครื่องบิน AIRBUS A340-500 (HS-TLC) พร้อมเครื่องยนต์และอุปกรณ์". www94.rtaf.mi.th. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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