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Thai Airways History
Thai Airways International (THAI) was established in August, 1959 in partnership with Scandinavian Airlines System (S.A.S.). The inaugural flight was between Bangkok and Hong Kong in a 4-engined piston-prop Douglas Caravelle 6-B on May the first, 1960. The company quickly
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grew. 17 years later, Thai Airways was bought out by the Thai Government (TG) to become the national airline of Thailand. The airline was later privatised with the main shareholder being Thailand's Ministry of Finance. Today, Thai Airways has 63 aircraft and about 11,000 employees.
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The airline flies to domestic and international destinations across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and North America, and has many awards for high levels of safety and service.
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Thai Airways Aircraft
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BOEING 787-900 Fleet: 2 Engines: 2 Rolls Royce Trent 1000
Cockpit: Glass Cockpit, Fly-By-Wire, Heads-Up-Displays Cruising Speed: 0.85 Mach Range: 7,635 NM (Long Range) No. Of Passengers: 298 Characteristics: Medium, 6 metres longer, Raked Extended Wingtips, Noise-Reducing Nacelle Chevrons |
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BOEING 787-800 Fleet: 6 Engines: 2 Rolls Royce Trent 1000
Cockpit: Glass Cockpit, Fly-By-Wire, Heads-Up-Displays Cruising Speed: 0.85 Mach Range: 7,650 NM (Long Range) No. Of Passengers: 256 Characteristics: Medium, Raked Extended Wingtips, Noise-Reducing Nacelle Chevrons |
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BOEING 777-300ER Fleet: 3 / 14
Engines: 2 General Electric 90-115BL (Thrust = 115,300 lbs) Cockpit: Glass Cockpit, Fly-By-Wire Range: 7,930 NM (Very Long Range) Cruising Speed: 0.84 Mach Passenger No.: 303, 348 Characteristics: Large, One Deck, No Winglets, Box Tail, 6 Wheels Per Main Gear, Extremely Long Aircraft, Extremely Long Wingspan = Difficult For Parking (Nose Wheel Camera Required), Raked Extended Wingtips, 5 Doors |
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BOEING 777-200ER Fleet: 6
Engines: 2 Rolls Royce Trent 895 (Very Very Big) Cockpit: Glass Cockpit, Fly-By-Wire Cruising Speed: 0.84 Mach Range: 8,900 NM (Very Long Range) No. Of Passengers: 292 Characteristics: Large, One Deck, No Winglets, Box Tail, 6 Wheels Per Main Gear, Very Long Aircraft, Passenger / Nose Wheel Cameras, 4 Doors, Raked Extended Wingtips, Furthest Range TG Aircraft |
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AIRBUS A350-900 Fleet: 12
Engines: 2 Rolls Royce Trent XWB (ETOPS) Cockpit: Glass Cockpit, Fly-By-Wire (Side Stick - Controlled) Cruising Speed: 0.85 Mach Range: 7,500 NM (Long Range) No. Of Passengers: 321 Characteristics: Large, Blended Winglets, Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Wings & Fuselage |
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AIRBUS A320-200 (THAI Smile) Fleet: 6 / 14
Engines: 2 General Electric Cockpit: Glass Cockpit, Fly-By-Wire (Side Stick - Controlled) Cruising Speed: 0.78 Mach Range: 2,500 NM (Short - Medium Range) No. Of Passengers: 168 / 162 Characteristics: Small, One Deck, Small New-Style Winglets |
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Total Aircraft: 63
