Does anyone know why MT4501 is currently headed to Abu Dhabi? I've noticed it before, is it a charter? As I can't find it as bookable on their website?

Maintenance

G-TCDV has rolled out the paint shop carrying I <3 COOK'S CLUB livery , not sure about the coffee coloured base colour though :}

Yuck! If only it stayed in the blue :(

eye catching to say the least

I actually think that is better than there current livery! Having a mix of liveries isn't bad naked your fleet unique!

I kind of like the 4 Hybrids as a nod to Monarch , Personally think they need the old blue A321s painted though.

YL-LCO operating NCL-MAH scheduled to have departed at 13:55 today is being delayed until 10:00am tomorrow morning (Newcastle airport departure board)

It comes as no suprise its one of the leased aircraft hit the skids already what a start to summer.

A321
 

Very confusing picture with G-TCVB & VD in service at Manchester but VA is still sitting at BHX yet to enter service.

Thomas Cook have done fantastic at BHX to maintain their very busy schedule but it might have come at the expenses of other bases.

The Avion A320 at BHX disappeared a few days ago and is rumoured not to be coming back. LY-VEH Avion A321 has been shared at times with EMA awaiting LY-VEA to position in from Larnaca which was due for the second time Thursday and didn't show.

The booking engine for the Avion A320 flights for the next few days certainly show an A321 which indicates it was planned although the 320 reappears later in the month at the moment however as mentioned above the BHX base is now rumoured be all A321 for summer.

Pete

A trivia question for you all. TCX start a summer flight from Antalya into EDI today. When did they last use their own a/c into EDI? I seem to recall a flight from PMI some years ago, but since then their limited offering from EDI has used space on Easyjet flights.

Another hybrid has turned up in the shape of LY-VED A321 wearing Aeroflot full livery with TCX titles and tail :}

I knew someone would know!
Interestingly, EDI made quite a fuss over the arrival. I wonder whether they are courting TCX for more flights.

Thomas Cook A330
 

G-MDBD/CHTZ/OMYT/MLJL/TCXB/TCXC/OY-VKF - All have premium
VYGK/VYGM/OY-VKG all economy (VKG used for Short Haul too)
EI-FSP (ex CS-TMT) Used on Short Haul flights

From Air Tanker's Website, both are all economy seating configs. GK has 320 and GM has 311.
Compared to Jet2's GL at 327, why wouldn't the configs be identical? i though both companies used the same Acro seats?

Thomas cook use theirs on Long Haul and advertise 31" legroom so don't have as many seats

GL has Jet2 seats installed, GM has standard ATrS seats.

Has GLA-LAS been binned?

I'm sure I seen it missing from the Summer 2019 timetable. Someone able to confirm that?

Its not on sale on the trade site so looks to of been axed for next year. Shame :(

Has this been pushed back? None of them have been in yet

Hi everyone,

does anyone have some information about Thomas Cook Aviation (Air Berlin Aeronautics / Aviation) ?

They are at the moment looking for Direct Entry FO for DUS and LEJ.

But its quite hard to find some information about T&C, Rooster, Assessment and so on.

Thanks a lot already.

DV has (I'm assure you're aware) and KO came back from Zagreb recently. Not sure why but I would assume a C-Check but as far as i'm aware nothing as changed.

Smartlynx
 

anyone know why YL-LCO has ferried NCL-MAN and YL-LCL is due BRS-NCL later tonight ? Is TCX still aircraft short ?

Cheers :ok:

Avion Express
 

Not much better at Manchester and BHX today.

I am sure on paper the numbers stack up when using third parties before the season starts but in reality how does a day like today (and yesterday and potentially tomorrow) eat into those figures?

BHX will run into the third day of disruption with Girona today operating out and into East Midlands (15 hors late) today but I suppose it is better than a complete lost day of your holiday which happened on BHX -AYT (Thursday) which went this afternoon and BHX - HER due out today but now 10am tomorrow (instead of lunchtime today).

LY-VEC is the Manchester aircraft tech and LY-NVZ at BHX.

Pete

These guys know their contracts rely on on time performance and TC also plan to have spare capacity to mitigate AOG's. They will also bring in any aircraft that are around for charter e.g. Titan.
The problem with a flight to the Greek Islands and back is the crew will unlikely have the hours to fly into BHX then to Greece and back so you need notice to organise aircraft and crew.
As you head into the weekend the chances of this happening become less and less.
The only consolation is that a charter airline will eventually get you there. If it was a loco the flight would be cancelled and the punters left to their own accords.