Thai Airways puts more aircraft up for sale including A380s

THAI has added a further eight aircraft - two A380-800s and six B777-200(ER)s - to the list of units earmarked for sale under its proposed restructuring plan. The Thai carrier previously signalled its intention to sell 22 recently active aircraft, including all ten B747-400s, all six B777-200s, and all six B777-300s. This announcement came on top of earlier, albeit dead-ended, attempts to offload six A340-600s, three A340-500s, two B737-400s, and a single A300-600R. FlightRadar24 ADS-B data indicates that all eight aircraft were retired by the end of March 2020, with the exception of B777-200(ER) HS-TJS which was reactivated for a single return flight to Tokyo Narita on December 13-14, 2020. Thai Airways owns a further four A380-800s, which were been put up for sale, although they also have been inactive since early April 2020. The carrier has highlighted, however, that the announcements are only part of a market survey to find potential buyers for the listed aircraft in accordance with its reorganisation business plan. The actual sale will only take place once the business reorganization plan is approved and with the approval of all relevant stakeholders as well as the Bankruptcy Court. Thai plans to submit its final proposal to the court before year-end or in early 2021.<br/>