Thai Airways A340's & the remaining albatrosses!

[KaptainRob]

The purchase of A340's was mired in corruption and unsound fleet management which helped put more than a few nails in TG's coffin.  This story contains no criticism, just facts, and makes for interesting reading all the way to last para. 

https://simpleflying.com/thai-airways-airbus-a340-story/

[thai3]

Deserve to go bust

[Benroon]

I got a flight to London next week for £185 with Etihad (was £149 the week before and £96 of that was the disgraceful taxes) - Thai Airways £476 !!

[HolyCowCm]

As it stands, the only Thai Airways A340 to have been given a second lease of life is HS-TLC. This A340-500 joined the Royal Thai Air Force in August 2016, where it has been re-registered as HS-TYV. Data from RadarBox.com shows that this aircraft’s last long-haul mission took it from Bangkok to Munich, Germany and back at the start of the month.
 

I wonder what the mission was? Germany? And how and why did it end up in the Thai Airforce? 
 

I like Thai Airways for domestic flights, but it definitely was a sucked dry cashed cow. 

[Hamosity]

4 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

As it stands, the only Thai Airways A340 to have been given a second lease of life is HS-TLC. This A340-500 joined the Royal Thai Air Force in August 2016, where it has been re-registered as HS-TYV. Data from RadarBox.com shows that this aircraft’s last long-haul mission took it from Bangkok to Munich, Germany and back at the start of the month.
 

I wonder what the mission was? Germany? And how and why did it end up in the Thai Airforce? 
 

I like Thai Airways for domestic flights, but it definitely was a sucked dry cashed cow. 

Interesting indeed. Any members  or members’ contacts in or around some of the Bavarian alpine delights such as Garmisch-Partenkirchen or Tutzing?  Any group activities happening, perhaps a bicycle ride or two??

[shanghailoz]

Germany, huh.   Guess no-one will ever know why.  

Edited August 14, 2021 by shanghailoz

[JamesE]

8 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

I wonder what the mission was? Germany? And how and why did it end up in the Thai Airforce?

This is one of them rhetorical thingies, right?

[gummy]

3 hours ago, Hamosity said:

Interesting indeed. Any members  or members’ contacts in or around some of the Bavarian alpine delights such as Garmisch-Partenkirchen or Tutzing?  Any group activities happening, perhaps a bicycle ride or two??

Apparently the local saddlery sold out very quickly of riding crops due to high demand from foreign visitors.

[KaptainRob]

42 minutes ago, JamesE said:

This is one of them rhetorical thingies, right?

Absolutely.

[HolyCowCm]

4 hours ago, JamesE said:

This is one of them rhetorical thingies, right?

Well that is as far as I am going to delve into and talk about it. It's a thingy for sure.

[shanghailoz]

Definitely.  I rewrote my comment 3 or 4 times, before coming up with the fact that it was a mystery.

A complete and utter mystery, that no man or even say  royalty could fathom.

 

[shanghailoz]

4 minutes ago, shanghailoz said:

Definitely.  I rewrote my comment 3 or 4 times, before coming up with the fact that it was a mystery.

A complete and utter mystery, that no man or even say  royalty* could fathom.

*but not any Asian royalty.  Definitely talking about German's and Germany.

 

[spicy_girl]

On 8/15/2021 at 7:36 AM, shanghailoz said:

Germany, huh.   Guess no-one will ever know why.  

A340 flight training is mostly in Frankfurt. Maybe that’s why, I think..