Thai Airways committed to A330-300

Thai Airways are expanding their aircraft fleet after finalising a purchase agreement with Airbus this week for seven A330-300 airliners.

Purchasing the A330-300 is the airline's commitment to meet market demands according to Thai Airways International President, Piyasyasti Amranand.

"Our fleet strategy aims to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions by matching aircraft size to market demand, while working on fleet simplification in the long term.

"The popular A330 remains an important part of that strategy."

The additional planes join 20 A330-300 aircrafts currently flying with Thai Airways, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, John Leahy said he is pleased with the purchase.

"This latest order from THAI is another vote of confidence in the proven efficiency ... of the A330."

The A330-300 was first purchased by Air Inter in 1993 and is considered to be highly popular due to its large capacity, fuel efficiency and wide body.



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