Thomson Airways
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Looks like they are keeping most of the old First Choice 757's instead of keeping the old Britannia/ThomsonFly aircraft.
Also does anyone know when the Split-Sicmitar winglets are being fitted? Ive seen Sunwing have already started installing them on their fleet.
Also does anyone know when the Split-Sicmitar winglets are being fitted? Ive seen Sunwing have already started installing them on their fleet.
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G-TUIE is in the factory at as build #191
G-TUIF will be next in the factory at build #198
Build #163 is the latest plane ready for collection, and Boeing are producing at 10/11 month
That suggests mid and late July
G-TUIF will be next in the factory at build #198
Build #163 is the latest plane ready for collection, and Boeing are producing at 10/11 month
That suggests mid and late July
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Build #163 is the latest plane ready for collection, and Boeing are producing at 10/11 month
That suggests mid and late July
That suggests mid and late July
Wonder if people could answer a few questions about the fleet:
Thanks, I know these are kind of strange questions but curiosity got the better of me and I figured somebody on here would know the answers.
- Why is the G-FDZ* series missing quite a lot of letters? C, H, I, K-P and V are all missing (Q is obviously not used in the UK)
- Similarly, with the G-TAW* series, why is G-TAWE not used? I can see it was used previously on an ATR 42, but it crashed in 2006, way before the TAW series started so why did they skip it?
- Also, FCA had the 757s from G-OOBA to BJ, then 767s from BK to BM. After which Thomson bought some more 757s (BN, BP) - but why did they skip BO? Is it that they didn't like the look of G-OOBO?
- Finally, a kind of obscure question, but why do Sunwing change the second letter of some of the winter leases as well as changing the G- to a C-. Is it some kind of rule? For example G-FDZF becomes C-FEZF
Thanks, I know these are kind of strange questions but curiosity got the better of me and I figured somebody on here would know the answers.
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G-TAWE can't be re-issued if it has been used on another aircraft. You're allowed to do this in some countries, Canada and I think the US, not in the UK. Air Canada and Air Transat both operated a TriStar registered C-FTNB, except it wasn't the same airframe with bith carriers unlike sisterships C-FTNA/C which were operated by both airlines...... It can get needlessly confusing.
Once someone has registered a UK mark, it's allocated to one aeroplane for good. (This is the bit where someone says "Ahh except for......")
Once someone has registered a UK mark, it's allocated to one aeroplane for good. (This is the bit where someone says "Ahh except for......")
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As far as I'm aware off All the 737's with the Boeing Sky Interior which is G-FDZW i think to G-FDZZ and all the G-TAW* aircraft. But not to sure apart from that.
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NK they are due to stay until 2018 I believe in the winter they are reconfigured for long haul as that's the busy season with cruise flying & a/c support the programme for the Nordic airline.