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Old Jul 6, 2017, 9:39 pm
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Dreamliner fleet grounded
the dreamliners becoming a nightmare...

from Bangkokpost:
Grounded Dreamliners stagger THAI
Four of six aircraft awaiting repairs 6 Jul 2017
Thai Airways International (THAI) had to ground its fleet of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jets for a few weeks due to troubles with jet engines made by Rolls-Royce. Four of the six wide-body aircraft remain...

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/tran...s-stagger-thai
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Old Jul 7, 2017, 12:49 am
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Ah yes its affectionately know as the Screamliner.
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Old Jul 7, 2017, 1:31 am
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Originally Posted by tg911
Ah yes its affectionately know as the Screamliner.
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Old Jul 7, 2017, 4:15 am
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Perhaps the special payments to RR were insufficient.....

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38644114
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Old Jul 7, 2017, 8:12 am
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Originally Posted by Thai-Kiwi
Perhaps the special payments to RR were insufficient.....

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38644114
That's exactly what came to my mind when I read the first post! Ha!
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Old Jul 10, 2017, 4:43 am
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Thai should have picked one or the other, the A350 or the B787, instead they have got a useless amount of both which would make their training and maintenance costs so much higher.
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Old Jul 10, 2017, 6:35 am
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Originally Posted by travelislife
Thai should have picked one or the other, the A350 or the B787, instead they have got a useless amount of both which would make their training and maintenance costs so much higher.
TG has generally too many aircraft types...
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Old Jul 10, 2017, 9:58 am
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TG has generally too many aircraft types...
For every sale of a new aircraft type there is a big hidden kick-back by the manufacturer back to the decision-makers or key influencers at TG.

Each new aircraft type produces a couple of new dollar multi-millionars in Thailand.
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Old Jul 11, 2017, 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by warakorn
For every sale of a new aircraft type there is a big hidden kick-back by the manufacturer back to the decision-makers or key influencers at TG.

Each new aircraft type produces a couple of new dollar multi-millionars in Thailand.
stupid as I am I thought these times were over now.....
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Old Jul 11, 2017, 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by warakorn
For every sale of a new aircraft type there is a big hidden kick-back by the manufacturer back to the decision-makers or key influencers at TG.

Each new aircraft type produces a couple of new dollar multi-millionars in Thailand.
"kickback" is such an ugly word . . . perhaps we should call it "an expression of gratitude."
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Old Jul 11, 2017, 2:48 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
"kickback" is such an ugly word . . . perhaps we should call it "an expression of gratitude."
Most amusing.
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Old Jul 11, 2017, 7:31 pm
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stupid as I am I thought these times were over now.....
You have not been to Thailand recently then! Brown envelopes are a way of business here. You don't think all the policeman/other bureaucrats driving new Mercedes can afford them on their regular salaries...
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Old Jul 12, 2017, 1:13 am
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Originally Posted by tg911
Ah yes its affectionately know as the Screamliner.
Or more likely the "Squeezliner".Cheers🇦🇺🛫🛬🇸🇬🛫🛬🇬🇧
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Old Jul 13, 2017, 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by Creole Spirit

stupid as I am I thought these times were over now.....
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