Addendum
THAI accepts first of 12 A350s
September 1st 2016
Thai Airways International (THAI) became the eighth operator of the A350-900 at the end of last month when it took delivery of the first of 12 A350-900s it has on order. Read More » The new 321 seat aircraft, which is on lease from U.S. lessor, CIT Transportation Services, is configured with 32 lie-flat business class and 289 economy seats and powered by Rolls-Royce engines.
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| Rolls-Royce president civil aerospace Eric Schultz, Airbus CEO and president Fabrice Bregier, Thai Airways International (THAI) president and CEO Charamporn Jotikasthira and Jeff Knittel CIT president transportation services at the first A350 delivery to THAI. |
Initially, THAI said, its new aircraft would fly Bangkok-Chiang Mai and then be transferred to its first long haul route, Bangkok-Melbourne. Previously, THAI has said it intended to operate its double daily Melbourne, Australian services with the A350 as the airliner becomes available to the carrier.
Independent global fleet analysts said four of the A350s will be owned by THAI with the remaining eight leased from CIT and Kuwait-based ALAFCO.
Airlines operating the A350 are Cathay Pacific Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Finnair, LATAM Brazil, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Vietnam Airlines. Airbus has firm orders for 810 A350s from 43 airline customers.
