Thai Airways International has reaffirmed its plan to purchase the Boeing 787, more commonly known as the Dreamliner, despite a series of operational problems faced by carriers currently using the new aircraft.

Chokchai Panyayong, THAI’s senior executive vice president for strategy and business development, yesterday said that although the national airline had no Dreamliners in service at the moment, it did have eight on order for delivery between 2014 and 2017.

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