Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced long-term lease agreements for three new Boeing 787-9 aircraft with Thai Airways International.
These three Dreamliner aircraft are confirmed to deliver to the Thai carrier in 2025 from ALC’s order book with Boeing.
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AerCap has announced it has signed lease agreements with Thai Airways International Public Company Limited for seven widebody aircraft comprising four Airbus A350-900 aircraft and three Boeing 787-9 aircraft, and ten Airbus A321neo aircraft.
The decision to procure these aircraft was made in 2023 as part of Thai Airways’ short-term fleet development strategy.
Of the four A350 aircraft, two have already been delivered with the remaining 2 units scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarter of 2024, respectively.
The 787 deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2024 through the fourth quarter of 2025, while deliveries of the A321neos are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025 through the second quarter 2026.
Thai Airways and Boeing have announced the flagship carrier has placed an order for 45 787 Dreamliners as the airline looks to modernize and grow its widebody fleet and international network.
Thai Airways selected the 787-9 to support its long-term strategy to renew and expand its fleet with more efficient jets, as well as open new routes to support high demand for air travel across Southeast Asia.
Thai Airways flies widebody jets ─ including 777s and 787s ─ to nearly 60 domestic and international destinations, including the Middle East, Asia and Europe. With more 787-9s in their fleet, the airline will operate more efficiently, as the Dreamliner family reduces fuel use and emissions by up to 25% compared to the airplanes it replaces.
The order, which was finalized in December 2023, was listed as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. Boeing’s 2023 Commercial Market Outlook for Southeast Asia projects that the region’s widebody fleet will see a three-fold increase over 20 years, with growing demand for nearly 800 airplanes including passenger jets such as Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner family and 777X, as well as freighter models.
At 20 feet (6 meters) longer than the 787-8, the 787-9 will enable Thai Airways to fly nearly 20% more passengers farther and build on routes first opened by the 787-8. Since revenue service began in 2011, the 787 family has launched more than 390 new nonstop routes around the world.
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