Thomsonfly new aircraft

Will G-OBYC return ?

737 work horse of the short haul sector damn fine aircraft!!

Which of the 767-300s now have leather seats ?

All of the ones that are in the all economy layout and are operating the shorthaul flights this summer i think which are;
G-OBYB, G-OBYD, G-OBYE,G-OBYF and im not sure if G-OBYG has them?

Which of the 767-300s now have leather seats ?

Because they are replacing the 737-500’s. 733’s are well proven to work for low cost operators despite their age.

That’s very true, I think bmibaby must have a bad batch though 😉 – they have terrible problems from Manch with them!

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Because they are replacing the 737-500’s. 733’s are well proven to work for low cost operators despite their age.

Wonder why more 737-300s are coming, these are quite old now aren’t they.

Yes they will keep the 757’s for a fair while longer I imagine. The 738’s were just the same inside as any other Britannia aircraft.

Not a fan of 737-800s travelled on a BY example in 2001, was ok but i prefer Airbuses. Will they keep the 757s.

Hidden amongst the Tommy drivel was some useful stuff here. Suprised to see more 767s going with no news of any firm replacements yet. The widebody fleet is just getting smaller and smaller with already a small number of 763s gone.

Nice to see more 738s coming in; maybe a sign of the times that smaller aircraft are now needed thanks to cheaper competition. Maybe also a sign of more activity at smaller bases; who knows but a surprise interim announcement. A big one can’t be too far away.

Well that was obvious from the start of this thread. So we have gone via 736’s and 777’s to the real most likely option!

I think 737-900s are possible along with 787’s. Sad to see 767-200s go these seem a big part of Britannia’s history.

I think he was meaning SFB ?

i mean flights such as MAN-SFO have a very high demand

No it doesn’t, or there would be a MAN-SFO service at the moment!

Any substantial order for replacement aircraft for Thomsonfly will most likely form part of a big order for the whole of the TUI Group.

I agree with that and i think there should be an order sometime soon with the amount they’ve got leaving the fleet now.

Probably because Thomsonfly is a low cost airline and big planes dont work anymore. Smaller B737’s are better suited to Short Haul hops to Spain.

They still can easily fill them though especially now in the summer.

Wonder why 767-300s are potential sell offs, they are only 9-10 years old (not old for a plane). I think TUI have looked at 787s.

Probably because Thomsonfly is a low cost airline and big planes dont work anymore. Smaller B737’s are better suited to Short Haul hops to Spain.

Wonder why 767-300s are potential sell offs, they are only 9-10 years old (not old for a plane). I think TUI have looked at 787s.

The 737-600 has high operating costs per seat as all ‘shrunken’ varients do – they just can’t offer the same economies as a RJ, for example. Hence why the A318 and 736 haven’t sold in huge numbers, and have sold to airlines that have other NG varients and are used to retain commonality, for the most part.

Any substantial order for replacement aircraft for Thomsonfly will most likely form part of a big order for the whole of the TUI Group.

Plus i get the feeling a 777 is a canny expensive aircraft to run and you have to remeber that the charter airlines may no use them all year round.

Tommy, i’m sure if the airlines would have thought a 777 would work, they would have done it by now. I am almost certain, most charter airlines will buy 787’s or A350’s to replace their 767’s.