Originally Posted by
Aussie_flyer
It's been mentioned (by me) at least half a dozen times but some of Thai's A300's are made in 1998 and NEWER than some of the B777's (Thai's 777s date from 1996) and many of the B747's (from 1990 on). So there has been no reason for Thai to retire aircraft that are only 15 years old even now. They just needed a new business class cabin really.
Just the C seats.
Some of the birds look really ok inside. I mean the wall pannels, the overhead bins, even the lavs are acceptable for short/mid-range flights.
Fancy thought (but won't work for a lot of reasons): Put in the old velvet-class seats from the 7442.