Thai Airways International fleet

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

Current fleet

List

As of August 2023, Thai Airways International operates the following aircraft:[1][2]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F C U Y Total
Airbus A320-200 6 — — — 14 156 168 Operated by Thai Smile.
To be transferred back to Thai Airways International by the end of 2023.[3]
14 10 162 174
Airbus A321neo — 12[4] TBA Deliveries to begin from mid 2025.[5]
Airbus A330-300 3 — — 31 — 263 294
Airbus A350-900 12 — — 32 — 289 321
2 7 33 301 334 Deliveries planned to start from May 2023.[6]
2 30 309 339
Boeing 777-200ER 6 — — 30 — 262 292
Boeing 777-300ER 3 — 8 40 — 255 303
14 — 42 306 348 To be retrofitted to 3-class.
Boeing 787-8 6 — — 24 — 240 264
Boeing 787-9 2 — — 30 — 268 298
Total 70 19

Fleet development plans

THAI's fleet development plans, as of December 2011,[7] 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. As of late 2020 THAI stored 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 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.[8][9]

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.[10]

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 percent 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.[11]

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.[12]

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).

Remarks

Former fleet
Thai Airways International Historical Fleet[13]
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
Boeing 787-8
Airbus A310-200 1 1988 2001 Airbus A300-600R Transferred from Thai Airways Company.
1 1998 Crashed as Flight 261.
Airbus A310-300 1 1990 1993 Airbus A300-600R
1 1992 Crashed as Flight 311.
Airbus A320-200 5 2014 2016 None All transferred to Thai Smile.
Airbus A330-300 12 1994 2017 Airbus A350-900 Equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000.
12[14] 2009 2020 Equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700.
Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Airbus A340-500 3[14] 2005 2012 Airbus A350-900 All aircraft are listed for sale.[14]
1 Sold to Royal Thai Air Force.
Airbus A340-600 6[14] 2005 2015 Airbus A350-900 All aircraft are listed for sale.[14]
Airbus A380-800 6 2012 2020 Airbus A350-900 Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
All six aircraft are to be sold off.[16]
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 114.
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.[17][18]
2 2011 None Converted into freighters and transferred to Thai Cargo
Boeing 747-400BCF 2 2012 2015 None Converted from passenger Boeing 747-400.
Boeing 777-200 8 1996 2020 Airbus A350-900
Boeing 777-300ER		 Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Boeing 777-300 6[14] 1998 2020 Airbus A350-900
Boeing 777-300ER		 Early retirement due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.

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