How many Thomson aircraft operate from Newcastle? I flew on a 767 (and possibly a 757 on the way back…) when I went to the Dominican Republic last October. On the way back the IFE system kept crashing and the reading lights were on and off like a disco. How old are they?
By the way, what does “gone tech” mean?? In need of repair?
Hi Chris, at the moment they usually have around 2 or 3. G-CDZL (B737-800) seems to be based here at the moment, as does G-BYAD (B757-200), sometimes G-BYAS. G-OBYD (B767-300ER) does some of the longer haul flights and it’s about 12 years old. (check out http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Thomsonfly.htm)
I think G-DBLA is their oldest B767 in regular service, it was delivered to EVA Air in 1992 making it about 16 years old now.
I also flew on a TOM (Britannia) B767-200 from Newcastle to Newcastle in November 1985, did a trip from NCL overflying EDI, GLA, PIK and back to NCL. G-BKPW (now dead!).
“Gone tech” simply means there has been something gone wrong with the aircraft which stops it from flying, usually something technical. Ranging from something quite minor to something major. They usually ship parts up to get it fixed and can take hours (in the case of “AD” yesterday), or many days (as in the case of C-GOAF excel B738 at the end of last summer).
Hope this helps !
Regards,
Andy
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