Thomson Airways

[digitrac]

Anyone know why G-TUIA positioned from EMA to STN today?

[MikeyMoo]

Installation of crew rest area in preparation for the HKT route starting 5th nova all 4 788's will have this installed over then next few weks

[VickersVicount]

wonder why they werent intalled by Boeing at delivery.

[eightyknots]

Either they thought they could wing it without them, or cost.

[NickBarnes]

Was a nice suprise to see it when I flew into Stansted yesterday

[Laarbruch72]

wonder why they werent intalled by Boeing at delivery.

At the time, they weren't certain they were going to need it. The HKT route wasn't confirmed, and route planning can be a fragile thing. It's a lot of weight to carry if you're not using it, they reduce your cabin and galley space too.

Either they thought they could wing it without them, or cost.

You can't "wing it" with flight time limitations.

Cost isn't a reason either. It's a Boeing made kit and you pay for it whether you fit it at Stansted or Seattle. Shipping the kits to the UK and leasing a hangar is hardly going to be a low budget option.

[Mr @ Spotty M]

Laarbruch72

How does it reduce cabin space, the crew rest area is above the pax cabin, next to the fixed ELT?

[TSR2]

How does it reduce cabin space, the crew rest area is above the pax cabin, next to the fixed ELT?

Height restriction. Pax in the rear cabin to be less than 3foot tall

[Laarbruch72]

It does reduce the ceiling height a little and you lose several hat racks as they become emergency exits from the rest area.

[MARKEYD]

Any news at all if Thomson are intending to base an aircraft at Norwich or Aberdeen Airport for next summer to operate there charter services or are they going to operate them all on a W pattern from other UK airports ?

[VickersVicount]

There are not enough flights ex ABZ to warrant having a full summer based unit- so can't see that happening. Usually a lot of ABZ flights are farmed out to other operators.

[Aero Val]

787 Tech EMA

what is it this time? G-TUIB tech.

[NickBarnes]

For summer 2014 the Norwich and Aberdeen flights look like this


Mon
Norwich - Dalaman
7:30 - 13:15
Dalaman - Norwich
14:15 - 16:15

Tue
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
06:40 - 10:05
Palma Mallorca - Aberdeen
11:20 - 13:30
Aberdeen - Palma Mallorca
14:55 - 18:55
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:55 - 21:35

Wed
Norwich - Ibiza
06:50 - 10:30
Ibiza - Aberdeen
11:30 - 13:50
Aberdeen - Ibiza
15:15 - 19:35
Ibiza - Norwich
20:35 - 22:15

Thur
Norwich - Tunisia
06:30 - 09:30
Tunisia - Norwich
10:30 - 13:30
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
15:30 - 18:55
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:55 - 21:35

Fri
Norwich - Corfu
06:00 - 11:00
Corfu - Aberdeen
12:00 - 13:50
Aberdeen - Corfu
14:55 - 20:35
Corfu - Norwich
21:35 - 22:45

Sat
Norwich - Palma Mallorca
06:20 - 09:45
Palma Mallorca - Aberdeen
10:45 - 12:55
Aberdeen - Palma Mallorca
14:25 - 18:55
Palma Mallorca - Norwich
19:25 - 21:05

Sun
Norwich - Tenerife South
09:00 - 13:25
Tenerife South - Norwich
14:25 - 18:35

Other Aberdeen flights

Fri
Air Europa
Tenerife South - Aberdeen
10:00 - 14:45
Aberdeen - Tenerife South
15:45 - 20:50

Mon
TBA
Dalaman - Aberdeen
06:00 - 08:30
Aberdeen - Dalaman
09:55 - 16:15

As you can see for the first time Norwich will have a based aircraft, the airline is currently TBA and is unknown and just waiting to see who it will be.

Aberdeen - Tenerife will be Air Europa

And the Dalaman flights the airline is yet to be assigned as well

[NickBarnes]

Least the tech problem weren't to bad on G-TUIB as it's will be arriving in Cancun in a couple of hours

[Curious Pax]

Has there been a change of plan for the next 787 delivery? Jethros site has G-TUIE due for delivery in December, but the all things 787 site doesn't show that on it's production list up to line number 180 (which I reckon covers deliveries up until about April/May 2014 going off the expected BA delivery dates).

They do have the first 787 for Jetairfly as nearing completion, so putting 2 and 2 together I suspect that this is the one that was originally going to be G-TUIE?

[oldbalboy]

Tuie is for jet air , no6 goes to arkefly, 7. & 8 to Tom

[Boeing737-8]

How many more will thomson get

[clipstone1]

A total of 10 being operated in Summer 17

[LadyL2013]

That seems quite a slow delivery rate?

[commit aviation]

Does the revised delivery plan for the 787's to Thomson mean a further stay of execution for the 767's?