Thai Airways Is Forced To Borrow Funds For Jets Boeing Will Not Cancel

Thai Airways will borrow $550 million to fund five previously ordered Boeing aircraft that the manufacturer refuses to cancel. The airline wanted to cancel the orders due to cost-cutting measures. The four Boeing 777-300s and one 747-400 are the last of 21 planes purchased in March 1997. Officials...

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