TUI Airways

[ROC10]

Originally Posted by Vokes55

The info on Jethros isn’t and wasn’t quite correct, not all of the 757s were due to leave this Winter in any plan, and BYAW is owned so hasn’t got a lease to extend.

The 757 exit plan hasn’t been made public since the MAX grounding, however I think it would be fairly suicidal to be disposing of a fully crewed fleet of serviceable aircraft whilst the MAX still doesn’t have a return to service date (or the confidence of crew and passengers), and an expansion of 10-11 lines of flying is planned for next Summer.

I agree, the info on Jethros seems to be very generic and not overly accurate. I’m sure it was mentioned on here fairly recently that BYAW will be the next to go (OOBG went to DGX on Tuesday). It has been based at LTN for a while so we will see if it gets WFU next week when the 757 ops there change over to 738 (this is what they did with OOBG at GLA). I guess BYAW will only be withdrawn though if they have found a buyer. At 24 years old, they may be thinking it’s best to sell it ASAP before it loses more value.

[Yeehaw22]

CPEV is next to go to China as a freighter following OOBG. No final plan for AW to go as yet.

[ROC10]

Originally Posted by Yeehaw22

CPEV is next to go to China as a freighter following OOBG. No final plan for AW to go as yet.

Makes sense as these were the two that were already WFU and then reinstated prior to summer. Any ideas on time frames or if we will see any more leave this winter?

[rog747]

Thanks for the 757 updates chaps - - Incredible back in the day Britannia AW owned almost the whole alphabet on 757-204's G-BYAC - BYAY

plus 3 ex Air Hollands' too G-OAHF/I/K and an Icelandic G-BTEJ all of which were operated from the start of BY 757 ops from around 1990

Just wondered how they (TUI) are left with only one -204, G-BYAW?

[ROC10]

Originally Posted by rog747

Thanks for the 757 updates chaps - - Incredible back in the day Britannia AW owned almost the whole alphabet on 757-204's G-BYAC - BYAY

plus 3 ex Air Hollands' too G-OAHF/I/K and an Icelandic G-BTEJ all of which were operated from the start of BY 757 ops from around 1990

Just wondered how they (TUI) are left with only one -204, G-BYAW?

G-BYAY (4 years younger than BYAW) is also still with TUI and G-BYAT left around five years ago (looking very sorry for itself). It found a new lease of life and is now operating for La Compagnie flying transatlantic pretty much every day I believe.

When Thomsonfly and First Choice merged to form Thomson Airways, they gradually disposed of all of the older TOM 757 and 733/738s, as well as all of the FCA Airbus fleet and older 757s. The G-OOB* series 757s are younger (especially BC/BD/BE/BF) and so these were retained.

[Fly757X]

Originally Posted by rog747

Thanks for the 757 updates chaps - - Incredible back in the day Britannia AW owned almost the whole alphabet on 757-204's G-BYAC - BYAY

plus 3 ex Air Hollands' too G-OAHF/I/K and an Icelandic G-BTEJ all of which were operated from the start of BY 757 ops from around 1990

Just wondered how they (TUI) are left with only one -204, G-BYAW?

They have two. G-BYAY is still operating as well.

[Mooncrest]

As I recall, Britannia took on an ex-Monarch 757-2T7 during the 1990s. I remember one of their engineers saying it had steel brakes, which the -204s didn't.

[VickersVicount]

aaah BTEJ... I went on that particular 757, always recall the safety card was unique because of the different overwing exits.
and had BTEJ marked all over it.

[rog747]

Originally Posted by VickersVicount

aaah BTEJ... I went on that particular 757, always recall the safety card was unique because of the different overwing exits.
and had BTEJ marked all over it.

Yes, 757 BTEJ had 4 overwing exits rather than doors at 3L/R, and was iirc based at GLA?

Monncrest
G-DRJC leased from MON/OM was G-BYAM with BY

G-BYAG was W/off at Gerona

[ROC10]

Does anyone know why Nordic 763 SE-RNC is operating tonight’s TFS-ABZ? The SWG aircraft that flew the outbound is currently flying to an unknown destination.

[LiamNCL]

Originally Posted by ROC10

Does anyone know why Nordic 763 SE-RNC is operating tonight’s TFS-ABZ? The SWG aircraft that flew the outbound is currently flying to an unknown destination.

Both flew to ABZ

[ROC10]

Originally Posted by LiamNCL

Both flew to ABZ

Bizarre...

[Mooncrest]

Thankyou, rog747. I couldn't remember if said 757 had been re-registered in the BYA sequence.

[Skipness One Foxtrot]

Originally Posted by rog747

Yes, 757 BTEJ had 4 overwing exits rather than doors at 3L/R, and was iirc based at GLA?

Monncrest
G-DRJC leased from MON/OM was G-BYAM with BY

G-BYAG was W/off at Gerona

Yes, G-BTEJ was TF-FIJ of Icelandair on lease, based at GLA in my schooldays in the summer of 1991. God I feel old....

[rog747]

Originally Posted by Mooncrest

Thankyou, rog747. I couldn't remember if said 757 had been re-registered in the BYA sequence.

Never understood as to why she was given a G-BYAx Reg when she was on lease from MON...

[rog747]

Originally Posted by Skipness One Foxtrot

Yes, G-BTEJ was TF-FIJ of Icelandair on lease, based at GLA in my schooldays in the summer of 1991. God I feel old....

I can remember they all smelled brand new like a new car - TEJ was left at GLA because FI/ICE had a Station Engineer there IIRC...

Britannia also had around 3 x Air Holland 757's on lease until their own -204's started to be delivered in 1991

All of these 757's that were on lease were fully painted up in Britannia colours.

My pal just went out and back last week LGW to Antalya on a TUI 757 - I was very jealous - He did a very nice video of it taxiing in at AYT with 2 or 3 other TUI 757's all lined up on the ramp there in the warm evening -
Love that noise of the RR E4's when they spool up....sigh

We shall miss them when they are gone as their Mission capability is way and beyond anything else...

[pamann]

Originally Posted by rog747

Never understood as to why she was given a G-BYAx Reg when she was on lease from MON...

G-BYAM - “Alpha Monarch”.

There was also G-BXOL which was an odd ball reg in the fleet in the 90’s.

[rog747]

Originally Posted by pamann

G-BYAM - “Alpha Monarch”.

There was also G-BXOL which was an odd ball reg in the fleet in the 90’s.

Another one from Air Holland I think...or was it Air Belgium>?

[Smudge's Lot]

We all called it
After Monarch!

[sparkie320]

Britannia 757 fleet

The following 757s been operated by Britannia
757-204 G-BYAC
757-204 G-BYAD
757-204 G-BYAE
757-204 G-BYAF
757-204 G-BYAG
757-204 G-BYAH
757-204 G-BYAI
757-28A G-BYAJ
757-28A G-BYAK
757-204 G-BYAL
757-2T7 G-BYAM ex Monarch
757-204 G-BYAN
757-204 G-BYAO
757-204 G-BYAP
757-204 G-BYAR
757-204 G-BYAS
757-204 G-BYAT
757-204 G-BYAU
757-204 G-BYAW
757-204 G-BYAX
757-204 G-BYAY
757-236 G-CDUO tfd from Britannia AB
757-236 G-CDUP tfd from Britannia AB
757-27B G-OAHF ex Air Holland
757-27B G-OAHI ex Air Holland
757-23A G-OAHK ex Air Holland
757-208 G-BTEJ ex Icelandair lsd
757-23A G-BXOL

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Boeing 757-208 G-BTEJ

by https://www.flickr.com/photos/88573897@N03/, on Flickr
G-BTEJ seen at Luton during there open day

hope that is of use to some
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