THAI to auction off 34 aging aircraft

[webfact 78,276]

THAI to auction off 34 aging aircraft

 

 

Financially-strapped Thai Airways International is to auction off 34 aircraft, with an average age of about 20 years, to anyone who is interested.

 

The aircraft include the Airbus A340-500 and A340-600, which were bought during the tenure of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for service on the non-stop route between Thailand and the United States, which proved to be a financial flop, resulting in about seven billion baht in operational losses.

 

There are also two Boeing B737-400 aircraft, built in 1992-1993, three Airbus A340-500 planes, built in 2005-2007, six Airbus A340-600, built in 2005-2008, ten Boeing B747-400s, built in 1993-2003, six Boeing B777-200, built in 1996-1998 and six Boeing B777-300, built in 1998-2000.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-to-auction-off-34-aging-aircraft/

 

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[Montnoveau 50]

Good luck, nobody else wants them either.

Old A340s and B747s are history. Scrap value only.

Possibly a few of the rest can be converted to freighters.

 

 

[sammieuk1 20,026]

£50 quid the lot providing the duty free is still stocked 

[Chang_paarp 8,301]

In the mean time they will be parked alongside of all the other planes for sale in the Arizona desert.

[RichardColeman 26,243]

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

Financially-strapped Thai Airways International is to auction off 34 aircraft, with an average age of about 20 years, to anyone who is interested.

Wonder if the people they have leased them from know about it

[Grumpy John 5,214]

1 hour ago, Chang_paarp said:

In the mean time they will be parked alongside of all the other planes for sale in the Arizona desert.

I am pretty sure some are parked at Swampy!   

[ezzra 43,574]

I'll just have to clear up some clutter in my back yard and i' ready to buy a couple of them...

This is what happen when people with no clue in aviation business go out with a easy hand and open check book and buys planes wily nili like Thailand did almost every year to the amazement of everybody who asks, why does Thai need more plans every year?...

[quake 1,115]

2 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

£50 quid the lot providing the duty free is still stocked 

Cheapskate, I will make it 100 quid. 

but need a couple of them small uniforms.

I got an idea for a movie.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 5, 2020 by quake

[ThailandRyan 16,442]

2 hours ago, Montnoveau said:

Good luck, nobody else wants them either.

Old A340s and B747s are history. Scrap value only.

Possibly a few of the rest can be converted to freighters.

 

 

Wait a minute, they can he used to make more Handbags, some dresses from the curtains and of course a nice theater can buy the seats for inside the viewing room.....

[ThailandRyan 16,442]

Air Prayut now flying the top generals everywhere. No planes needed now. Get them free good PM....

[ChrisY1 11,837]

"which proved to be a financial flop, resulting in about seven billion baht in operational losses."

A lame attempt to blame Thaksin for this loss......unfortunately, it's a miniscule part of the current loss....!

Trying to sell of aging aircraft at this time on, will cost a whole lot more than the any sales would gain.......

The deserts in the US have thousands of similar aircraft....where these old girls should be.

[tso310 1,171]

As ChrisY1 one has said they are good for scrap only. BA got rid of all of their B747s in the last few months, some 30+ a/c. All awaiting for scrapping at St Athen or Kemble, except for one going to the museum at Duxford. The Thai A340-500s have been at DMK for years. They tried to sell them a few years back, there is a thread somewhere in the archives. Only had one offer from a rich Saudi. Reckoned they could get more. The rest is history.

[ThailandRyan 16,442]

I think by linking a former PM to this overage of planes they are trying to move the gaze of certain people from their current government and Malfeasance and blame someone else.  Just waiting on the announcement charging Thaksin with misappropriation of funds to buy the airplanes as well as the blame on the airlines mismanagement.  Surely it is a story spurred on by the current regime.

[mr mr 5,500]

40 minutes ago, quake said:

2 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

£50 quid the lot providing the duty free is still stocked 

Cheapskate, I will make it 100 quid. 

but need a couple of them small uniforms.

I got an idea for a movie.  

 

you both forgot the 300 % duty rate. 

[Laughing Gravy 14,467]

3 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

In the mean time they will be parked alongside of all the other planes for sale in the Arizona desert.

They will probably end up on Ramkamheng soi 105/1 ready for the tourists.