Thai Airways to cut 24 aircraft from fleet over two years, take delivery of 25 new aircraft

Thai Airways announced (24-Feb-2012) its fleet decommissioning plan for 2012/13. The carrier plans to receive 25 new aircraft over the period. The plan is as follows:

In 2012, decommissioning of 10 aircraft:

• Two A300-600;
• Four A340-500;
• Two Boeing 747-400;
• Two ATR 72 (leased to Nok Air).

In 2013, decommissioning of 14 aircraft:

• Four A300-600;
• Five 777-300ER (leased from Jet Airways);
• Two 747-400;
• One 737-400 (leased to Nok Air);
• Two ATR 72 (leased to Nok Air). [more - original PR]