747-200's - Thai Airways
There's a reference on the Airwise News site today to Thai purchasing 9 747-200's ?
Does anyone know anything about this ? It would appear to be a mistake n'est pas ? http://news.airwise.com/display/stor...043845687.html |
could be Thai Orient, they fly 747-200
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Most probably a mistake as TG was enquiring about 9 of many UA -400s roosting in the desert.
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9 new aircraft...
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Thai Airways said it will carry on with purchases of 747-200s under a five year plan which includes the purchase of nine new planes. Unquote. Thai will purchase 9 new aircraft in their 5 year plan including B747-200s ( Obviously not factory new ). If all 9 are -200īs these will probably replace older airframes being retired. JJ |
747-200s?
With dozens of parked UA -400s roosting in the desert, why would TG acquire higher maintenance prone older -200s? Wouldn't make sense, would it?
That's why TG in fact is acquiring 7 ex UA -400s. :p News |
Let's get this one straight:
Thai Air to Buy 7 Boeing Planes From UAL for $350 Mln Bangkok, Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Thai Airways International Pcl, the national carrier, plans to buy seven Boeing Co. 747-400 aircraft from UAL Corp.'s United Airlines for $350 million to increase passenger capacity. The carrier will save as much as $100 million on each plane by buying aircraft that aren't brand new, Chairman Thanong Bidaya told reporters after the board approved the acquisitions. Thai Air is looking to expand its fleet to meet rising passenger demand. The carrier filled 74 percent of its available passenger seats in the three months ended Dec. 31 compared with 67.3 percent in the same period a year earlier, it said last month. The purchase of used aircraft "will save Thai Air money for other investment,'' said Siam Tiyanont, an analyst at Phillip Securities (Thailand) Pcl. "The company needs more new planes quickly'' because of passenger congestion. United, the world's No. 2 carrier, filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in December. The carrier expects to take delivery of as many as four aircraft from United Airlines this year, while the rest will be delivered next year, Thanong said. "The purchase of used aircraft will shorten the delivery time and increase our ability to compete with other airlines,'' Thanong said. The purchase is subject to approval by the government, which owns 93 percent of Thai Air. The airline last year placed orders for two new Boeing planes. Two of the planes were built in 1997 and the rest were made in 1998, the airline said in a statement. Each plane has 347 seats, the release said. The board today also asked the airline to borrow through short-term loans to repay yen-currency bonds due on March 27. --Anuchit Nguyen in the Bangkok newsroom (662) 654-7308 That looks like quite a discount; in December, Aircraft Value News indicated that a 1998-build 744 should be worth about USD 94.0m. Anyway, good to see that these airframes won't be rotting in the desert or overhanging the remaining fleet. |
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