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• There are 6 Boeing 777-300s in the Thai fleet of 87 aircraft. These planes have a total seating capacity of 388 passengers in a two-class layout.
• Boeing 777-300ER. Class of travel Royal Silk Class: 42 Economy Class: 306. Aircraft Type Code 77B. Royal Silk Business Class. Social Feed Open Thai Airways Social Feed page Public Information Centre Open Thai Airways Public Information Centre website. Mobile Application.

The Boeing 777 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.It is the world's largest twinjet and commonly referred to as the Triple Seven. The 777 was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's 767 and 747, and to replace older DC-10s or L-1011s.Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, with a first meeting in January 1990.

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

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:

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• 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.

Fleet history[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'AIRCRAFT'. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI). Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. ^ ^ab'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.

External links[edit]

Media related to Thai Airways International at Wikimedia Commons

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I would prefer the old 747 all times. I was seated on 71B (there are 72 in all) so it was in the back. The chairs feels smaller. I can not say in what way. I looking in seatmap guide they actually are wider. But feels smaller than old 747 anyway. The seat pitch is less too than 747. I think the difference is 2 inch less. All this together makes me feel that the all together seat comfort was better in 747. And not to forget, the seat recline is really bad!
It was much more loud in the back of the plane than in the middle when I was walking around. Otherwiase the food was same thai airways style as always. The cognac is still some unknown brand that tastes shit. Same for the other liqour brands. They are all some unknown brands except the gin. But hard to complain if it is for free, But I would gladly pay for a cognac brand that is drinkable.
The service is as always very good on the thai flights. There was a lot of heavy turbulens on the flight as well. I have never had that before when flying with 747. Can this be related to the aircraft??
OK, every seat has its own screen. I can not say anything about the movies i only listen to music and that was OK I guess. Not so many known artist there though so after I while I took out my ipod anyway.

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In my opinion, the buying of 777 is a step down. The screen opinion is maybe nice for families with kids but nothing for me. Who want to see James Bond on a badly 10 inch screen? Not me anyway. Better try to sleep.

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