Britannia recruiting - new 737 operation
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Britannia recruiting - new 737 operation
This weeks Flight has an ad for direct entry training captains, captains and first officers - 737 rated. It mentions "...our exiting new venture on the 737 fleet which will operate from the heart of England...."
Britannia`s new colour scheme !
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Britannia New Colour Scheme
Isn't all this constant repainting of aircraft and titles costing a lot of money? Is this further rebranding a pre-emptive strike before announcing their new low cost operation - Thomson Lite?
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Rumoured is Coventry and the the reason for RHS pilots not being interested is as I stated earlier - loss of salary, allowances and countless other benefits gained over many years in mainline Britannia. There has been a distinct dis-interest among current company pilots.
This new lo-cost operation will have little to do with the present airline - possibly even a different name.
This new lo-cost operation will have little to do with the present airline - possibly even a different name.
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So if Britannia Airways is now going to be called ‘Thomson powered by Britannia’, will the new low-cost unit still be called Britannia Express as previously though? Or will it become Thomson Express? Before this announcement, I thought a combined rebrand to TUI Airlines for Hapag Lloyd Flug and Britannia Airways was more likely. Just goes to show what I know.
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Very strong rumour that it is Coventry. Hangar being built, terminal being built. Roads being modified.
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What happens when one of these Thomson painted aircraft operates for another tour operator? When I worked for them 90% of the flying was for Thomson, but the rest of the flying was done for other operators. Not sure those would like to operate flights advertising their competition. It would be such a shame to see the words "Britannia" disappear or be relegated to just the nose cone. The word "Britannia" has been around since the 1960's and to just change it to compete with First Choice Airways and Thomas Cook is just a knee jerk reaction. I don't see the other operators using Britannia liking the rebranding or repaint at all...
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I suspect this was the plan from the beginning. It would have too much of an uproar if they had done the whole baby blue TUI thing and change the name at the same time, so I think it was planned and staged
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Has anything been posted officially anywhere regarding the new name for the airline (as in, the original airline, not the new low-cost one!)
I've had a look at Britannia's and TUI's web sites, but can't see anything....
Surely there would be a press release of some kind....
I've had a look at Britannia's and TUI's web sites, but can't see anything....
Surely there would be a press release of some kind....
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New aircraft of new airline?
So are the new Airbus aircraft being delivered next year for the lost cost start up or fleet replacement for mainline?
By the way, can't see Coventry as a base somehow, new terminal or not.
By the way, can't see Coventry as a base somehow, new terminal or not.