Thomson Airways

[LGS6753]

From Travel Mole:

Tour operators sell shares in air traffic controller

[clipstone1]

nowhere has TUI Travel confirmed which airline the additional B787s are for......

[mathers_wales_uk]

I can't find anything either however on the Thomson Airways Cabin Crew Recruitment FB page it says Woohoo! Today we announced that we are adding not just one but two more 787 dreamliners.

So unless this is PR jumping the gun they will be making their way to Thomson Airways.

[oldbalboy]

The 2 extra a/c ordered are for the group possibly to replace last 767 a/c in Tom or arkefly fleet though the MD of Tom has made no secret of fact she wants more than the planned 8 in Uk fleet.

[clipstone1]

I would expect to see them shared between TOM and BLX......not operated by one airline permanently....(just need seating config changed with each 6month shuffle)

[MKY661]

I thought G-BYAW was leaving this winter? Can anyone explain this:
G-BYAW.21.11.13. (9) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Maybe a change of mind perhaps?

[NickBarnes]

I maybe be wrong but I believe it is meant to stay at least another year now Hense the change of colours

Leaving Norwich as I post heading back to Gatwick for a return to service

[MKY661]

I maybe be wrong but I believe it is meant to stay at least another year now Hense the change of colours

Leaving Norwich as I post heading back to Gatwick for a return to service

Ah OK I wonder if it is the same as G-BYAT as that has gone to Shannon for Painting as well

[clipstone1]

G-BYAW has a planned end of lease 2018

G-BYAT has a planned end of lease 2014

[MKY661]

G-BYAW has a planned end of lease 2018

G-BYAT has a planned end of lease 2014

Oh G-BYAW lease must have been extended then.

G-BYAT is currently at Shannon having maintenance so maybe it has been WFU?

[clipstone1]

unsure on AT, it was due to be with TOM til December 2014.....so maybe just some out-sourced maintenance

[MKY661]

unsure on AT, it was due to be with TOM til December 2014.....so maybe just some out-sourced maintenance

Ah OK thanks for that Someone said 5 757's leaving this winter but now I think personally none are going at all

[jlake2212]

G-FDZD leashed to SWG dep LGW this morn as TOM9310

[jlake2212]

G-FDZB currently running as C-FPZB for SWG will be repainted on return and Reregistered as G-FDZB

G-DBLA has been WFU, was stored at BHX on 27-11-2013
G-OOBK,OOBL,OOBM to follow all FCA planes to be WFU by August 14

[MKY661]

G-DBLA has now been Withdrawn From Use

Still trying to see what's up with G-BYAT

[MKY661]

G-FDZB currently running as C-FPZB for SWG will be repainted on return and Reregistered as G-FDZB

If I'm not mistaken all TOM aircraft not due to go will be painted before this summer

[jlake2212]

will be interesting where the 767s will be diagrammed from, only 3 and rest will be 787s, presume minor bases like BRS, BHX and NCL and major ones such as LGW,MAN and EMA running 787s

[Centre cities]

Since when was East Midlands a major Thomson base.

Centre cities

[MerchantVenturer]

It won't be Bristol as TOM has withdrawn its summer transatlantic flights from there next summer.

[jlake2212]

Major as in where 787s currently operate from although to be fair is not many flights, and seems odd to remove trans-atlantics, unless they were not money making flights