THAI switches 2 planes
THAI has temporarily substituted 2 of its Airbus A380 aircraft for Boeing 777-300ERs for 2 daily routes, acting president Usanee Sangsingkeo says. She said Tuesday flights TG910 and TG911 on the Bangkok-London return route, and TG676 and TG677, on the Bangkok-Tokyo return route via Narita Airport, will use the 777-300ERs instead of the regular A380s. THAI currently owns 6 A380 airliners, each of which can offer a maximum passenger capacity of 507 seats. The comparatively smaller 777-300ER models offer 348 seats at most. Usanee said the two A380s in question are currently in need of replacement Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines, but the supplier has not delivered them in time. "Maintenance for the first plane will be complete by Saturday," she said. "The remaining plane is due for completion in mid-March." <br/>
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THAI switches 2 planes
THAI has temporarily substituted 2 of its Airbus A380 aircraft for Boeing 777-300ERs for 2 daily routes, acting president Usanee Sangsingkeo says. She said Tuesday flights TG910 and TG911 on the Bangkok-London return route, and TG676 and TG677, on the Bangkok-Tokyo return route via Narita Airport, will use the 777-300ERs instead of the regular A380s. THAI currently owns 6 A380 airliners, each of which can offer a maximum passenger capacity of 507 seats. The comparatively smaller 777-300ER models offer 348 seats at most. Usanee said the two A380s in question are currently in need of replacement Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines, but the supplier has not delivered them in time. "Maintenance for the first plane will be complete by Saturday," she said. "The remaining plane is due for completion in mid-March." <br/>
