In a nut shell... Travel City Direct (TCD) is apart of the Avion Group along with Air Atlanta Icelandic (AAI), Excel Airways and others. Excel (in part) run the contract for TCD using G and TF 767 and 757 on a UK AOC and they wet lease the 747's from AAI (sort of). The 747's are crewed by both AAI and Excel Flight Deck and Excel Cabin Crew.
1.The Excel crew are based in MAN and LGW all year round. The AAI crew are not.
2. Yes, in the summer, but winter is more varried, and will be expanding
3. Yes and No
4. Yes... Excels call sign.
5. The pay is not that bad (not great) and neither is the longhaul life style!
Hope this helps
