Thomson Airways
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Just booked flights with Thomson from Belfast for the summer. The A320 operated from BFS is leased from Skyservice as far as I know for the summer months. So had a little search for pictures of the aircraft, and although the flight is opeated by Thomson Airways, the aircraft is in the First Choice livery with falconholidays stickers (large TUI brand in Northern Ireland, together with First Choice and Thomson).
If the aircraft has been leased for the summer from Canada and recently painted out of the Skyservice livery, why has it not been painted in Thomson livery?? Is it not bizarre to paint an aircraft recently in a livery thats now going to be done away with, especially as it doesn't even have the Thomson Airways name on the side?
JetPhotos.Net Photo » C-GTDH (CN: 1605) Thomson Airways Airbus A320-214 by JavierCL
JetPhotos.Net Photo » C-GTDH (CN: 1605) Thomson Airways Airbus A320-214 by La Roche Spotters
If the aircraft has been leased for the summer from Canada and recently painted out of the Skyservice livery, why has it not been painted in Thomson livery?? Is it not bizarre to paint an aircraft recently in a livery thats now going to be done away with, especially as it doesn't even have the Thomson Airways name on the side?
JetPhotos.Net Photo » C-GTDH (CN: 1605) Thomson Airways Airbus A320-214 by JavierCL
JetPhotos.Net Photo » C-GTDH (CN: 1605) Thomson Airways Airbus A320-214 by La Roche Spotters
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If you look at the pictures of the aircraft when it was operating for skyservice it was never actually painted in their livery. It was the First Choice livery with Skyservice stickers. It was therefore probably easier to put First Choice titles back on the plane rather than re-paint it in the Thomson livery!
JetPhotos.Net Photo » C-GTDH (CN: 1605) Skyservice Airlines Airbus A320-214 by Keith Wignall
JetPhotos.Net Photo » C-GTDH (CN: 1605) Skyservice Airlines Airbus A320-214 by Keith Wignall
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Thomson Livery
They hare also painting out the white fly.com and just leaving the red Thomson as seen here on an old 733 G-THOG
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I believe there is a Thomson Airways scheme - the two B738s delivered in Mar/Apr wear a 'new' scheme with red Thomson titles, as opposed to the old red and white Thomsonfly.com titles.
And the 787's arrive.........when?
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which aircraft do you think thomson will keep
they will definately keep the 738s and most of the 757s but what will they do with the 767s when(or if!)the 787s arrive?
they will definately keep the 738s and most of the 757s but what will they do with the 767s when(or if!)the 787s arrive?
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I'm confident the 787 is a long term replacement for the 767. This will obviously take some time though.
The future is 737-800 and 787. It will take a while before all of the 757's and 767's are phased out though.
The future is 737-800 and 787. It will take a while before all of the 757's and 767's are phased out though.
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Also with some of the 757's leaving the fleet. What are they doing with the new interiors and seating? Are they being used in the new 737's that are gradually arriving, or will they be used on some of the ex FCA 757's to replace the green leather?