webfact Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 THAI reveals newly painted B787-8 Dreamliner in THAI liveryBANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) today reveals the first newly painted Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in THAI livery.The first THAI Dreamliner to be painted in THAI livery was rolled out today onto the tarmac at Boeing’s Everett Plant in Washington, United States. THAI’s 787-8 Dreamliner is a truly passenger-centered airplane, designed for a significantly better passenger experience – from seat design to material selection, to cushion comfort, legroom, washroom convenience, to dynamic LED lighting, and the 65 percent expanded views from the windows.This first aircraft has been bestowed the name ONGKHARAK and carries the aircraft registration No. HS-TQA. THAI’s B787-8 aircraft is equipped with the next-generation Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-A engines. The culmination of advanced aerodynamics, and lightweight structures contribute to 20 per cent reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, as well as less “roar” around airport boundaries and airport communities.Full story: http://www.eturbonews.com/46539/thai-reveals-newly-painted-b787-8-dreamliner-thai-livery -- eTN 2014-06-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BKKBrit Posted June 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2014 Waiting to see if they configured the interior as badly as they did the A380.....they can't seem to get it into their heads that they have to start competing with the Middle Eastern carriers and the likes of CX and SQ. They haven't worked out yet that F and C class passengers want their own space.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbamboo Posted June 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2014 Disappointing. Where's the camouflage livery? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marko kok prong Posted June 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2014 Beat's black i guess. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Is the Dreamliner totally safe ??????? after what I saw with the Japanese company ANA I just wonder ..... I also hope TG will have upgraded biz and First , hope the food in both class will be better than the lousy food they serve now and hopefully a total flat bed for biz class and of course the good service those class deserve , not those bored and tired over age flight attendants.... otherwise I will stick to SQ , Emirates , Qatar or Cathay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hopefully I will take flight on it chiang mai - bangkok when it is first delivered. Never flown on a screamliner and 400 odd miles might be as far as I want to go on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Wow, nice and shiny.......the only thing now left , is to find some customers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 And I half expected it to be painted all in black. Silly me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 How long before they crash it and blame it on "bad spirits"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 First run into Perth Australia 1July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Wow, nice and shiny.......the only thing now left , is to find some customers. I'm sure there will be no shortage of PASSENGERS but those of the non-paying variety 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleG Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Is the Dreamliner totally safe ??????? after what I saw with the Japanese company ANA I just wonder ..... I also hope TG will have upgraded biz and First , hope the food in both class will be better than the lousy food they serve now and hopefully a total flat bed for biz class and of course the good service those class deserve , not those bored and tired over age flight attendants.... otherwise I will stick to SQ , Emirates , Qatar or Cathay Maybe they ordered the version that runs on AA batteries? I'd be looking forward to flying on one and experience the view from the larger windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 And I half expected it to be painted all in black. Silly me. That is the colour after the battery failure not before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 ...just in time for the service frequency reductions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryofpattaya Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think the Dreamliner is a bit better than the A380. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsd Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 And I half expected it to be painted all in black. Silly me. That would be Air New Zealand. Not joking, just google Air New Zealand 787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hey TG people, listen here, it's not what on the outside of the plane that matters, it's on the inside.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Can they paint over the bad service too? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 There is no mention of THAI having any money to pay for it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boinhongkong Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Pity they used money on buying this plane. Many frequent travelers like me will avoid flying it (due to all the current security problems). Just a few years ago, I had never check type of aircraft before entering a flight. I do every time now. Not a chance anyone will make me fly a 787! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamahele Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Is the Dreamliner totally safe ??????? after what I saw with the Japanese company ANA I just wonder ..... I also hope TG will have upgraded biz and First , hope the food in both class will be better than the lousy food they serve now and hopefully a total flat bed for biz class and of course the good service those class deserve , not those bored and tired over age flight attendants.... otherwise I will stick to SQ , Emirates , Qatar or Cathay The fixes that Boeing made to the battery boxes have seemed to do the trick and they have even been cleared to fly longer distances from land by the FAA than when first launched. I would love a ride on one but unfortunately Thai Air is just too overpriced for the quality of service they provide so perhaps I'll have to wait until I catch another flight on ANA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thainess Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hopefully I will take flight on it chiang mai - bangkok when it is first delivered. Never flown on a screamliner and 400 odd miles might be as far as I want to go on one. Why would they use such a big plane on a 1-hour domestic flight? That would be commercial suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hopefully I will take flight on it chiang mai - bangkok when it is first delivered. Never flown on a screamliner and 400 odd miles might be as far as I want to go on one. Why would they use such a big plane on a 1-hour domestic flight? That would be commercial suicide. If they were packing it out every trip it wouldn't be. The plane is economical on fuel, that's the point of it. But of course they won't be; even now they still inconvenience people by cancelling flights that they can't fill, the a-holes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hopefully I will take flight on it chiang mai - bangkok when it is first delivered. Never flown on a screamliner and 400 odd miles might be as far as I want to go on one. Why would they use such a big plane on a 1-hour domestic flight? That would be commercial suicide. They are being used in Australia on short haul Domestic flights. If you can fill them up, no dramas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seajae Posted June 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2014 lets hope the general takes Thai to the cleaners too and gets rid of the so called board that has destroyed the reputation of the airline and its profitability by giving family and friends free tickets. They need to put back the old leadership that was there before the yl/ptp screwed it up by removing them and putting in their idiot mates, the old board had it running at a profit and it was a great service, time to make it so again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AleG Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Hopefully I will take flight on it chiang mai - bangkok when it is first delivered. Never flown on a screamliner and 400 odd miles might be as far as I want to go on one. Why would they use such a big plane on a 1-hour domestic flight? That would be commercial suicide. I've flown Bangkok-Phuket on a Thai 747, if the numbers are there it is more economical to fly more people in one big plane than in separate, smaller ones. Edited June 4, 2014 by AleG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maroon Watcher Posted June 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2014 ... did you mean the experienced, efficient, highly trained ones - or just the ones that didn't realise you were a little princess....? Is the Dreamliner totally safe ??????? after what I saw with the Japanese company ANA I just wonder ..... I also hope TG will have upgraded biz and First , hope the food in both class will be better than the lousy food they serve now and hopefully a total flat bed for biz class and of course the good service those class deserve , not those bored and tired over age flight attendants.... otherwise I will stick to SQ , Emirates , Qatar or Cathay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockman Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) I always Used" to fly Thai to & from USA, until prices went way higher than others and they stopped the non-stop service. Now if they were to get fares more inline with other carriers might go back. But something that has annoyed me is how I can buy a ticket from LAX to BKK to LAX much cheaper than BKK-LAX-BKK. Edited June 4, 2014 by lockman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hopefully I will take flight on it chiang mai - bangkok when it is first delivered. Never flown on a screamliner and 400 odd miles might be as far as I want to go on one. Why would they use such a big plane on a 1-hour domestic flight? That would be commercial suicide. Crew orientation. All airlines put new aircraft types onto short trips to get the crew air and ground crews used to them and check that their operating procedures work as expected. Air France put their first A380 on the CDG-LHR route. Advertised heavily and filled them up. BA put their 787 initially on the Stockholm run I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Hopefully I will take flight on it chiang mai - bangkok when it is first delivered. Never flown on a screamliner and 400 odd miles might be as far as I want to go on one. Why would they use such a big plane on a 1-hour domestic flight? That would be commercial suicide. I've flown Bangkok-Phuket on a Thai 747, if the numbers are there it is more economical to fly more people in one big plane than in separate, smaller ones. I flew Chiang Rai - Bangkok on a 1-2 go (Orient Air) 747 a few years ago. I don't think it was for commercial reasons, I think it was the only aeroplane they had that day that was working! Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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