Change in 787 order for Thomson Airways
Michael Mecham mecham at aviationweek.com
The 787 reduction lowers that type's total order book to 840. The 10 losses are the result of a merger last year by First Choice and TUI, two UK leisure travel specialists, to become Thomson Airways. First Choice held 12 787 orders; TUI had 11. Thomson will keep 13 firm orders plus 13 first rights. They had announced their intention to rationalize their 787 fleets on Sept. 29.
First Choice was the inaugural UK customer for the 787 and based its campaign on the long-range jet, which it expected to receive this year. So its entire travel campaign was thrown off by the delays. On its 787 program, Boeing has taken 83 cancellations this year, plus one last year.
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