News Forum - Why are Thai Airways leasing 3 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft?

[Thaiger]

Thai Airways is expanding its fleet by three this month despite going through an ongoing debt restructuring process. The airline is in the process of selling 45 unused jets, yet they are leasing three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft this month. Two 777-300ERs, adorned with Thai Airways paint jobs, landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport on April 5 and another is expected to arrive later this month. Why would a financially troubled airline, technically bankrupt, lease three new expensive aircraft when it’s selling off ‘excess’ fleet, apparently no longer needed? Apparently, the aircraft will first be deployed on the airline’s Bangkok – London […]

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[KaptainRob]

Be mindful of Thai laws when responding to this story.  Any breach of the law will incur immediate sanction.

[CamPat]

I dare to say that Germany's Lufthansa ordered several Boeing 787 Dreamliners eventhough there are serious Quality Issues in Manufacturing leaving the delivery date wide open.

Boeing really has problems: Today's news show that a Boeing 757 DHL Cargo plane crash landed and broke in two VIDEO: Cargo plane ‘breaks in half’ on landing https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501055453/ ... n-landing/

Another News just came in from Paris: Audio records the alarming moments as an Air France pilot struggles to control his Boeing 777 and has to abort his landing in Paris
https://www.yahoo.com/news/audio-record ... 04925.html

Oh Boy this Company really has some serious problems. They should be shut down !

[Backintheday]

Who will be traveling 1st Class? That plane is going to be a shopping trolley for government ‘officials’ and their wives/girlfriends … why lease three planes? The deal was too good to refuse.

[NorskTiger]

If it's Boeing, I'm not going.

[Pompies]

Interesting that they are the only models with First Class! Guess where they will fly.

[King Cotton]

As Thaiger News asked . . .

Why would a financially troubled airline, technically bankrupt, lease three new expensive aircraft when it’s selling off ‘excess’ fleet, apparently no longer needed?

You tell me, since I'm suspiciously sure that any airline-savvy brain would be scratching its head at the perceived wisdom of this one. Madness, in a word.

 

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