Mr . Pruet Boobphakam, THAI Executive Vice President Commercial and Acting Managing Director of Cargo & Mail Commercial Department said that under the Aircraft Block Space Agreement (BSA), THAI has acquired all of the capacity on SAI brand new B777-200LR Freighter cargo aircraft. The agreement marks THAI as the first operator in the region to offer this capability to its cargo customers, from the most advanced B777-200LR Freighter in term of fuel efficiency and low carbon footprint freighter aircraft ever built with more than 100 tonnes carrying capacity . The two aircrafts will arrive in early 2010, which will be tentatively utilizing on the route Bangkok to Europe at initial stage and will be expanded to others such as Australia and USA . This freighter aircraft will enhance the strength to THAI Cargo by expanding into the main deck cargo .
At the signing ceremony, Mr. Brian R. Neff, President of Southern Air , said “There is growing recognition in the cargo industry that the B777LRF will be the long-haul aircraft for the coming decade and beyond, and our new partnership with THAI Cargo only confirms this recognition. We welcome THAI Cargo into our blue-chip customer base and look forward to a successful cooperation”.
Southern Air Inc . was founded in 1999 as a low - cost, high quality cargo carrier specializing in the provision of block space and aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance ( “ACMI” ) services . It is the first ACMI operator in the world to operate the next generation of freighter aircraft, which includes the B777-200LRF and the B747-8F .
Seen in picture : Mr . Pruet Boobphakam (second from left), THAI Executive Vice President Commercial and Acting Managing Director of Cargo & Mail Commercial Department , Mr. Brian R. Neff (second from right) President of Southern Air Inc. and Mr. Poonsak Chumchuay (right), THAI Director of Cargo & Mail Sales Department .