21-Jul-2014 10:00 AM
Thai Airways to deploy first four 787s on domestic, Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam routes
Thai Airways confirmed (18-Jul-2014) plans to deploy its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft on Bangkok-Chiang Mai service on 25-Jul-2014. The airline plans to deploy its second 787-8 on Bangkok-Perth and Bangkok-Tokyo Haneda services in Sep-2014. The carrier expects to take delivery of its third 787-8 in Oct-2014 and deploy the aircraft on Bangkok-Hanoi, Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok-Tokyo Narita services. The airline is scheduled to receive its fourth 787-8 in Dec-2014 and operate the aircraft on Bangkok-Nagoya service. The carrier expects to take delivery of two additional 787-8s in mid 2015. [more - original PR]