BFS/DUB

Same question comes up yearly.

From what I understand it is a long term agreement. So yes to 2018, yes to 2019. 99.9% yes for the next 10/15/20 years.

Thanks! :)

I reckon 99.9% certainty for anything in the airline industry over the next 6 months is fanciful, never mind the next 10/15/20 years! ;)

All the time that TUI owns 49% of sunwing I would suggest it's more than likely

I see G-TUIB is back up flying doing MAN-PUJ today BY112. 7 weeks out of action that would have been expensive.

Surprised there doesn't seem to have test flight after major surgery. But then I'm not an engineer!

One has to assume it's been inflated / pressure tested :)

Sunwing 2018
 

Does anyone one know what 4 aircraft, are due across this Summer for TUI Assistance do they use the same aircraft each year to come across
i know Belfast, Dublin,Leeds, and Norwich are booked to be the bases this year
with Liverpool, Humberside being served by one of the bases in a W pattern

Does anyone know what carrier TUI will be using for their non based flights out of Antalya and Dalaman this summer?

Nice to see the first Max delivered to TUI, albeit to Belgium division.
Never keen on the 'tui.com' titles on the engines- just clutter- does anyone need that to find them online?!

Yes Jerry flights will be operated by Freebird

Thank you for the reply!

From Blue Swan:
TUI Group outlined (29-Jan-2018) its fleet renewal strategy, as follows:

Fleet renewal will be complete by 2023;
70 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on order including 52 737 MAX 8 and 18 737 MAX 10;
Nine 737 MAX 8 aircraft to be delivered by the end of 2018. To be operated by TUI in Belgium, Sweden, UK and the Netherlands;
20% lower kerosene consumption, 14% lower carbon emissions and 40% reduction in noise footprint compared to aircraft of the same size previously operated by TUI;
TUI operates a fleet of 150 aircraft.

MAX 10s to replace the 757 fleet in the UK I assume? There are 14 at the moment providing an extra 32 seats/flight to the 737-800/MAX (and a fair amount of extra legroom seats too !)

What will happen to the TC and Starquest Expedition 757 that's specially configured and flies around the world?

Well now TCS and Starquest is not owned by TUI there's every chance it won't continue after the current contract term I guess?

Titan would be ideal to pick that up

Jethros reporting that TUI B788 G-TUIG is to transfer to TUI Belgium in March 18.

I think 789 TUIK is going to TUI UK instead of Belgium

TUIK is already with TUI UK.

All the current ordered B789's were all scheduled to go to TUI UK.