Thai Airways leases more Airbus A321neos
SMBC Aviation Capital has announced, on 5 February 2025, that it has signed a lease-agreement with Thai Airways. The deal is for eight Airbus A321neos that are planned to be delivered to the airline between 2026 and 2027. The A321neos are coming from SMBC’s existing orderbook it has with the European manufacturer.
The eight will join ten A321neos Thai Airways is going to lease from AerCap, of which the first is set to arrive later this year. These leases were announced in February 2024.
The airline will use its new Airbuses to replace its current fleet of 20 Airbus A320s. Thai’s fleet further consists of five A330-300s, 23 A350-900s, five Boeing B777-200ERs, seventeen B777-300ERs, six B787-8s, and three B787-9s.
