Thai Airways to acquire 23 Airbus, 14 Boeing planes

[cmy]

BANGKOK: Thai Airways announced Monday that it would acquire 23 Airbus and 14 Boeing airplanes in lease and purchase deals worth about US$3.9 billion.

The carrier plans to buy six Boeing 777-300ER planes, four Airbus A350-900s and five A320-200s for a total of about US$1.6 billion. It will also lease 22 aircraft, including eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners, a company statement said.

- AFP/cc

Source: Channelnewsasia http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...134856/1/.html

[sqdazz]

Great! I guess the 787 or A350-900 will take over LAX. I wonder if they might re-introduce New York with one of those.

[sealalula]

So we would see Thai various a/c from as small as an a320 to as large as it can get.

[globetrekker84]

Talk about a varied fleet.

I'm guessing the A320 will replace the 734 and the A350-900 will gradually replace the 744s.

[Gunnar Smithsen]

I'm guessing the A320 will replace the 734

Not to mention the delightful A300

[sqdazz]

Not to mention the delightful A300

They still have quite a lot of A330 coming to replace some of those too.

[demue]

An A300 has a significantly higher seat number / capacity than an A320. Maybe they will be for the regional arm that I heard the TG president talk about on CNBC last week during IATA meeting here in SIN. Something similiar to Silk Air was what he mentioned.

[lingua101]

They still have quite a lot of A330 coming to replace some of those too.

Speaking abouot TG Airbus 330. I notice on their web that they have 2 codes for A330-300, A330 and A333. Looking at the seat configuration there are no different in economy.

However A333 has more C class seat compare to A330 which also translate narrower seat pitch.

Question, is A333 newer than A330 or the other way around?

[ycp81]

Speaking abouot TG Airbus 330. I notice on their web that they have 2 codes for A330-300, A330 and A333. Looking at the seat configuration there are no different in economy.

However A333 has more C class seat compare to A330 which also translate narrower seat pitch.

Question, is A333 newer than A330 or the other way around?

A333 is older with the standard old business class seat. A330 is the newer model with sleeper seats in business and PTVs in economy.