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TUI fly Belgium to divert its flights on February 13

TUI Group takes delivery of its first Boeing 737-8 MAX 8

TUI Group, the world’s largest tourism business, is celebrating the delivery of the operator’s first Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 (OO-MAX). TUI Airlines (Belgium) is the TUI Group operator of the new type.

The 737 MAX delivers the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market by incorporating the latest technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines, Advanced Technology winglets, the Boeing Sky Interior, large flight deck displays, and other improvements. The efficiency gains have helped make the MAX the fastest selling airplane in Boeing history with more than 4,300 orders to date from 92 customers worldwide.

TUI Group has 51 additional orders of the 737 MAX 8 and four 787 Dreamliners. The Group also has 18 unfilled orders for the 737 MAX 10 and was the first European operator to select the latest and largest member of the 737 MAX family of airplanes.

The pictured OO-MAX was officially handed over on January 29, 2018. OO-MAX went into revenue service on February 5, 2018 between Brussels and Tenerife Sur (TFS).

TUI Airlines (Belgium) aircraft slide show:

The first TUI Airlines Belgium Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 emerges from the paint shop

TUI Airlines Belgium (Brussels) has 15 new Boeing 737-8 MAX 8s on order.

The first has emerged from the paint shop and is pictured at Boeing Field in Seattle.

OO-MAX is named “Tenerife Alegria”. In December the airline held a social media contest to name the first three MAX 8 aircraft:

We selected our 6 favorite entries for the 3 new Boeing 737 MAX. ✈ Vote for the 3 new names through 3 polls on our Instagram stories! @tuiflybelgium → https://www.instagram.com/tuiflybelgium/

Top Copyright Photo (all others by TUI): TUI Airlines (Belgium) Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 OO-MAX (msn 44588) BFI (Brandon Farris). Image: 940766.

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SmartLynx continues its cooperation with TUI Airlines Belgium by wet leasing three A320s for 2018

SmartLynx has issued this statement:

According to the agreement between SmartLynx Airlines Estonia OU, the Estonian subsidiary of SmartLynx Airlines Ltd., and TUI Airlines Belgium N.V. signed in November 2017, SmartLynx will wet lease three Airbus A320 swith Estonian registration marks ES-SAO (msn 936), ES-SAK (msn 888) and ES-SAS (msn 1725) to TUI Airlines Belgium.

The aircraft seating configuration is 180 Y all economy, MTOW 77 tons.

The lease term for all three aircraft differs, the total term of the leases ranges from April 16, 2017 until October 30, 2018.

All aircraft will operate from the base in Brussels, Belgium.

This is a continuation of a successful collaboration initiated between these two airlines in 2016.

At the beginning of 2017, SmartLynx wet leased two aircraft Airbus A320 to TUI Airlines Belgium.

Copyright Photo: TUI Airlines (Belgium) (SmartLynx Airlines Estonia) Airbus A320-214 ES-SAK (msn 888) PMI (Javier Rodriguez). Image: 937666.

Jetairfly officially becomes TUI

Jetairfly (Brussels) officially on October 19, 2016 adopted the TUI name and brand.

Above Copyright Photo: TUI Airlines (Belgium) Boeing 737-86J WL OO-TUV (msn 36883) ORY (Jacques Guillem). Image: 935153.

Below Copyright Photo: Jetairfly (TUI Airlines Belgium) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner OO-JDL (msn 34425) BRU (Karl Cornil). Image: 921633.

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Jetairfly to expand flights to Florida

Jetairfly (TUI Airlines Belgium) (Brussels) will return to Sanford (near Orlando) on October 24 where it will operate twice weekly Boeing 767-300 ER flights on a Brussels-Miami-Sanford-Brussels routing per Airline Route.

The carrier will also add a separate third weekly return trip to Miami.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 767-341 ER OO-TUC (msn 24844) taxies from the gate at Brussels.

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Jetairfly takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-8

Jetairfly (TUI Airlines Belgium) (Brussels) and Boeing on December 3 celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787-8 (OO-JDL, msn 34425) named “Diamond” (above). The airplane departed Paine Field in Everett on Tuesday on its delivery flight to Brussels.

The 787 is scheduled to begin flying short and medium haul Jetairfly routes in early December and long haul routes between Christmas and the New Year.

Jetairfly is part of the TUI Travel PLC, the largest tourism group in the world.

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