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Thomson Airways puts its first Boeing 787-8 into revenue service

Thomson Airways (London-Luton and Manchester) yesterday (June 21) placed its first new Boeing 787-8 into revenue service between London (Gatwick) and Mahon Airport on Menorca.

Flights operated on June 21:London Gatwick to Mahon (Menorca) TOM4536
Mahon (Menorca to London Gatwick TOM4537
London Gatwick to Mahon (Menorca) TOM4554
Mahon (Menorca) to London Gatwick TOM4555

Flights operated on June 22:

London Gatwick to Palma (Majorca) TOM4600
Palma (Majorca) to London Gatwick TOM4601
London Gatwick to Rhodes TOM4660
Rhodes to London Gatwick TOM4661

Flights currently planned to operate on June 23:

London Gatwick to Heraklion (Crete) TOM4706
Heraklion (Crete) to London Gatwick TOM4707
London Gatwick to Enfidha (Tunisia) TOM 612
Enfidha (Tunisia) to London Gatwick TOM 613

Until the new type goes into trans-Atlantic service on July 8, Thomson will operate their 787s on its routes to its more popular Mediterranean destinations, including the Balearic and Greek Islands, replacing Boeing 737-800 and 757-200 equipment.

Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-8 G-TUIA (msn 34422) “Living the Dream” is pictured on its final approach for runway 24L at Palma de Mallorca today.

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Thomson Airways takes delivery of the first two Boeing 787-8s, will be introduced on July 8 to Sanford and Cancun

Thomson Airways (London-Luton and Manchester) and Boeing announced the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The airplane, the first of eight 787s Thomson Airways has on order, is the first to be delivered to a UK airline. 787-8 G-TUIA was handed over on May 30 followed by G-TUIB yesterday (May 31).

Thousands gathered to watch Thomson’s 787 Dreamliner arrive at Manchester Airport, completing its delivery flight from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Senior Thomson and Boeing executives, including Thomson Managing Director Chris Browne and Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President of Marketing Randy Tinseth, were onboard the delivery flight.

“After much anticipation, we are very excited to welcome the 787 Dreamliner to our fleet and as the first airline in the UK, hope our customers will enjoy the unique experience of this revolutionary aircraft,” said Browne. “The extended flying range of the Dreamliner also unlocks a host of new and exciting holiday options for our customers, increasing the range of long-haul destinations available with Thomson Airways from four UK airports. Customers will be amazed at the unique look, feel and service – all of which will ensure the unique Thomson holiday experience starts as soon as they step on board this fabulous new aircraft.”

The aircraft was welcomed on arrival at Manchester by Todd Nelp, vice president of European sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Ken O’Toole, Chief Commercial Officer for MAG, owner of Manchester Airport.

On July 8, Thomson’s first long-haul Dreamliner flights will operate from Manchester to Florida (Sanford) and Glasgow to Cancun. Thomson will also operate services from London Gatwick and East Midlands airports. Later this year, the airline will introduce direct flights to Phuket, Thailand from the UK.

The Thomson 787 Dreamliner will carry 291 passengers and is configured with 47 seats in the airline’s Premium Club cabin and 244 seats in the Economy Club cabin.

Thomson Airways is part of the TUI Travel PLC and is the UK’s third largest airline operating 58 aircraft.

Copyright Photo: Nick Dean/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 787-8 G-TUIB (msn 34423) departs from Paine Field near Everett (please click on the photo for the full-size view).

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Video: The first 787 arrives at MAN:

Video: Thomson is the first operator of the 787 in the UK.

TUI Travel commits for 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft

Boeing (Chicago) and TUI Travel PLC (London) announced a commitment today for 60 737 MAX airplanes, valued at $6.09 billion at list prices. The commitment by one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups includes 737 MAX 8s and 9s. Boeing looks forward to working with TUI Travel to finalize the details, at which time the order will be posted as a firm order to the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website.

“A major part of TUI Travel’s strategy is to provide our customers with unique holiday experiences that they can only get from us,” said Peter Long, Chief Executive, TUI Travel. “This multi-billion pound investment in the Boeing 737 MAX – representing the future generation of more fuel-efficient aircraft for our short and medium-haul programs – will be a further driver in delivering this.”

The TUI Travel airlines are Arkefly (Netherlands), Corsair International (France), Jetairfly (Belgium), Thomson Airways (UK), TUIfly (Germany) and TUIfly Nordic (Sweden). This graph shows TUI Travels’ brands and market shares in these key European markets:

Top Copyright Photo: Rob Skinkis/AirlinersGallery.com. The new aircraft will replace the current generation of Boeing 737-800s. Thomson Airways’ 737-8K5 WL G-TAWK (msn 28836) is pictured at Manchester in the new TUI colors (please click on the photo for the full-size view).

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Ole Simon. TUIfly was ranked the most fuel-efficient charter airline worldwide for short-haul and long-haul flights in the 2012 Airline Index published by the German environmental NGO, atmosfair, indicating how TUIfly’s investment in modern, more fuel-efficient aircraft and focus on efficient aeronautical procedures are yielding results. Thomson Airways came second for most efficient charter airline for short haul flights. TUIfly’s (TUIfly.com) Boeing 737-8K5 WL D-ATUD (msn 34585) in the special Haribo Goldbaren scheme climbs away from Frankfurt (please click on photo for full-size view).

Thomson Airways to introduce the Boeing 787 on July 9

Thomson Airways (London-Luton) will introduce its new Boeing 787-8 on July 9 between London (Gatwick) and Cancun and Glasgow and Sanford (updated) per Airline Route. The airline now expects to take delivery of its first 787 at the end of this month.

Copyright Photo: Nick Dean. The first, the pictured Boeing 787-8 G-TUIA (msn 34422), lands back at Paine Field near Everett after a test flight.

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Thomson Airways to introduce the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on May 1 to Sanford and Cancun

Thomson Airways (London-Luton) is planning to introduce the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on May 1, 2013 on the East Midlands-Cancun and London (Gatwick)-Sanford (near Orlando) routes subject to change.

Here is the complete introduction schedule: CLICK HERE

Image: Thomson Airways.

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Thomson Airways’ new TV ad features the upcoming Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Thomson Airways (London-Luton) has introduced this new TV advertisement featuring the new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The holiday airline has 13 copies on order for deliveries starting next year.

Image: Thomson Airways.

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Thomson Airways starts a “Name our Plane” contest via Twitter

Thomson Airways (London-Luton) has announced it will become the world’s first airline to give the public the chance to name one of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners using Twitter.

Thomson Airways is also adding #nameourplane onto the side of one of its Boeing 737 aircraft (see below) so “consumers can tweet an image or the location of where they spotted the hashtag, along with their reasons why they should get to name the new 787 Dreamliner. Those who don’t get a glimpse of the hashtagged 737 can still tweet their suggested name.”

Entrants will have just 140 characters (including the hashtag) to make their case with any original twitpics of the tagged plane given special consideration. The winning applicant will be chosen by a panel of judges including: Chris Browne, Managing Director of Thomson Airways, Todd Nelp, Vice President of Sales for Europe, Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Captain Stuart Gruber, Thomson Airways’ Head of Training and the 787 test pilot.

Thomson Airways will operate the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner (above) from four regional airports from May 1, 2013 – Manchester, London Gatwick, Glasgow and East Midlands.

Top Image: Thomson Airways. The Boeing 787 Dreamliners will be painted in the new TUI livery.

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Bottom Copyright Photo: Thomson Airways. Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWC (msn 39922) is the aircraft with the special message.

Thomson Airways to introduce a new livery for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Thomson Airways (London-Luton) is planning to introduced this revised TUI livery with the delivery of the first of eight 787-8 Dreamliners next year. The carrier is asking its customers to help determine which route the new type will be introduced on – probably to either Florida (Sanford) or Mexico (Cancun).

Images: Thomson Airways. The carrier is also introducing new interiors on the 787.

Thomson Slide Show: CLICK HERE

Thomson Airways announces its first Boeing 787 routes

Thomson Airways (formerly Thomsonfly) (London-Luton) will be the first airline in the UK to take delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The carrier intends to introduce the new type on May 1, 2013 on routes to Cancun and Sanford (near Orlando) from Manchester, London (Gatwick), East Midlands and Glasgow according to a report by Travel Daily News.

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

Image: Boeing.

Thomson Slide Show: CLICK HERE

TUI Travel’s fiscal year net profit soars to $736 million

Thomson Airways Boeing 757-28A WL G-OOBA (msn 32446) MST (Bjorn van der Velpen), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

TUI Travel LLC (London) reported its fiscal year profit (ending on September 30) soared to $736 million. The operating profit rose by 18 percent over the previous year. TUI Travel benefitted from the problems at Thomas Cook.

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

TUI Travel is the parent company of TUIfly, Thomson Airways, Corsairfly, Jetairfly, Arkefly and Jet4you.

Thomson Airways Slide Show: CLICK HERE