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===Fleet modernisation===
===Fleet modernisation===
[[TUI Group]] has 70 [[Boeing 737 MAX|737 MAX]]s on order for the group.<ref name="boeing">[http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=737&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=737&ViewReportF=View+Report Boeing 737 Orders & Deliveries]</ref> The order consists of 18 [[Boeing 737 MAX|MAX 10]] aircraft,<ref name="max10">[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-leisure-group-tui-converts-18-orders-to-737-438384/ PARIS: Leisure group TUI converts 18 orders to 737 Max 10]</ref> with the remaining variants unspecified as of June 2017.<ref name="max10"/><ref name="boeing"/> Some of these will be used for the airline to modernise the fleet and replace older aircraft. The number of aircraft allocated to Thomson is yet unknown, with deliveries of the new aircraft commencing in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luchtzak.be/tour-operators/tui-group/tui-group-announce-selection-18-boeing-737-max-10s/ |title=TUI GROUP ANNOUNCE SELECTION OF 18 BOEING 737 MAX 10S|publisher=Luchtzak.be |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>
[[TUI Group]] has 70 [[Boeing 737 MAX|737 MAX]]s on order for the group.<ref name="boeing">[http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=737&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=737&ViewReportF=View+Report Boeing 737 Orders & Deliveries]</ref> The order consists of 18 [[Boeing 737 MAX|MAX 10]] aircraft,<ref name="max10">[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-leisure-group-tui-converts-18-orders-to-737-438384/ PARIS: Leisure group TUI converts 18 orders to 737 Max 10]</ref> with the remaining variants unspecified as of June 2017.<ref name="max10"/><ref name="boeing"/> Some of these will be used for the airline to modernise the fleet and replace older aircraft. The number of aircraft allocated to Thomson is yet unknown, with deliveries of the new aircraft commencing in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviation24.be/tour-operators/tui-group/tui-group-announce-selection-18-boeing-737-max-10s/ |title=TUI GROUP ANNOUNCE SELECTION OF 18 BOEING 737 MAX 10S|publisher=aviation24.be |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>


===Historical fleet===
===Historical fleet===

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Thomson Airways
File:Thomson Holidays logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
BY[1] TOM TOMSON[2]
Founded1962
as Britannia Airways[3]
Commenced operations1 November 2008
as Thomson Airways
AOC #294
Operating bases
AllianceTUI Airlines
Fleet size62
Destinations96
Parent companyTUI Group
HeadquartersRegistered office: Crawley
Head office: Luton[4][5]
Key peopleJohn Murphy Managing director[6]
Employeesapprox. 18,000
Websitethomson.co.uk
Thomson Airways Boeing 767-300ER in the "Dynamic Wave" livery introduced in early 2012

Thomson Airways Limited, often referred to as Thomson, is the world's largest charter airline, offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. The airline carried 10.6 million passengers in 2015, making it the third-largest UK airline by total passengers, after EasyJet and British Airways.[7]

The registered office is at the TUI Travel House in Crawley, West Sussex but its head office is located in Wigmore House in Luton, Bedfordshire.[8] Thomson Airways Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.

The airline was formed following the merger of the travel division of TUI AG and First Choice Holidays plc in September 2007 to form TUI Travel. The two companies' respective airlines, Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways, were merged under the former's Air Operator's Certificate in May 2008, and were rebranded as Thomson Airways on 1 November 2008. TUI Travel merged with TUI AG to form TUI Group in December 2014.

Thomson Airways is due to officially change its legal name to TUI Airlines UK by the end of 2017.[9] This will be in line with sister companies TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Netherlands and TUI fly Nordic. All airlines in the group, excluding Corsair International, will be rebranded as TUI. The majority of Thomson Airways fleet has already been repainted with the 'TUI' branding. Thomson Holidays now refers to Thomson Airways as "TUI Airways".[10]

History

Thomson Airways has its origins in several predecessor airlines. Euravia, an airline which was founded in January 1962[11] was renamed Britannia Airways in December 1964.[12] Orion Airways, founded in 1979 by Horizon Holidays and later owned by the large brewing firm Bass Brewery and InterContinental Hotels Group, was sold and merged into Britannia Airways in 1989. Britannia Airways was rebranded as Thomsonfly in May 2005.[13] Finally, Air 2000 was founded in 1987, and which integrated the operations of Leisure International Airways in 1998, became First Choice Airways in 2004.

Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways merged following the merger of the travel division of TUI AG and First Choice Holidays PLC in September 2007. All flights operated under the Thomsonfly CAA Air Operator's Certificate from 1 May 2008.[citation needed] The Thomson Airways brand was launched for the combined airline on 1 November 2008,[14] which became the world's largest charter airline.

The new brand retained the Thomsonfly colour scheme, and aircraft in the fleet were gradually repainted. Several First Choice Airways aircraft remained in the First Choice livery as they were due to be phased out of service. A new livery, named "Dynamic Wave" (which will also be applied on Thomson Cruises ships),[15] was introduced in May 2012.

Thomson Airways became the first UK airline to take delivery of the Boeing 787, receiving the first aircraft in May 2013.[16] Passenger services with the aircraft began on 21 June 2013 with a flight between London Gatwick and Menorca.[17] Also in 2013, the parent group TUI Travel, now known as TUI Group, ordered 60 Boeing 737 MAX for delivery to group airlines.[18]

Thomson Airways carried 10.6 million passengers during 2015, a 2.4% increase compared with 2014.[7]

TUI rebrand

On 13 May 2015, it was announced by the TUI Group that all five of TUI's airline subsidiaries will be named TUI, whilst keeping their separate Air Operators Certificate, taking over three years to complete. Thomson will be the last airline to be completed around 2017.[19] Whilst a full rebrand has not yet taken place, it has begun, starting with the application of the 'TUI' titles to its fleet.[20][21]

Their sister company, Thomson Holidays, has ceased using the 'Thomson' and 'First Choice' brands overseas. Instead, overseas teams operate the brand 'TUI' for trips booked with Thomson, First Choice, Skytours and Falcon (Ireland). This applies to all transfer, excursion and representative operations.

In December 2016, Thomson Holidays launched their final television advertisement using the 'Thomson' brand, before integrating into the 'TUI' brand.[9]

During the rebrand in 2017, the "TOMSON" callsign will be dropped, and replaced with "TUI AIR".[22]

As of May 2017, the brand 'TUI Airlines UK' is being used in several areas and is now implemented on all flight tracker applications. Most of the aircraft have been branded with 'TUI' titles and on board items such as glasses and napkins carry the new brand. The finalisation of this rebrand is now underway and is scheduled to be completed in Autumn of 2017.

Corporate affairs

Wigmore House, the head office of Thomson Airways near Luton

Head office

The airline's head office is in the Wigmore House near Luton, Bedfordshire.[23] The facility is adjacent to Luton Airport.[24]

Bases

Thomson Airways' largest base is at London-Gatwick, closely followed by Manchester with its third largest at Birmingham. Further aircraft are based at thirteen other UK airports. Bristol, East Midlands, London-Luton and Newcastle each have three aircraft. Cardiff, Doncaster Sheffield, Glasgow and London-Stansted have two, whilst Belfast-International, Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Exeter and Leeds/Bradford are all served by a single based aircraft. This has remained largely consistent for many years however from Summer 2018, both Glasgow and London-Luton will lose an aircraft (to become one and two based respectively) whilst a new base will open at Aberdeen with a single aircraft and operations are increased at larger bases such as London-Gatwick. Some of these bases may have additional aircraft through certain parts of the week to service long-haul flights.

Business figures

Year Total passengers Total flights Load factor Passenger Change (YoY)
2005* 15,501,616 82,913 88.6%
2006* 15,134,699 83,556 88.4% Decrease02.4%
2007* 15,018,973 82,360 89.1% Decrease00.8%
2008 12,234,618 65,348 91.1% Decrease018.5%
2009 11,238,774 59,195 90.2% Decrease08.1%
2010 10,965,111 56,522 89.9% Decrease02.4%
2011 11,049,288 57,713 89.3% Increase00.8%
2012 10,703,338 54,372 92.0% Decrease03.1%
2013 10,548,952 54,926 92.4% Decrease01.4%
2014 10,366,959 54,257 93.0% Decrease01.7%
2015 10,611,175 53,869 93.8% Increase02.4%
2016 10,942,651 55,295 94.1% Increase03.1%
* Data for 2005 to 2007 includes First Choice Airways
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority [7]

Destinations

Main article: Thomson Airways destinations

Most scheduled flights operated by Thomson Airways are on behalf of tour operators. The airline offers flights to destinations around the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean from 19 airports in the United Kingdom. Additionally, seasonal charter routes are served.

Fleet

Thomson Airways Boeing 737-800 wearing the former 'Thomson' titles
Thomson Airways Boeing 757-200 wearing the new 'TUI' titles
Thomson Airways Boeing 787-8 wearing the former 'Thomson' titles

Current fleet

As of May 2017, the Thomson Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft.[25]

Thomson Airways fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
P Y Total
Boeing 737-800 33 — – 189 189
Boeing 757-200 14 — – 221 221
223 223
Boeing 767-300ER 4 — 31 256 287
– 328 328
Boeing 787-8 9 — 47 253 300 One to leave the fleet before June 2020[26]
Boeing 787-9 2 4[26] 63 282 345 Deliveries complete by June 2020[26]
Total 62 5

Fleet modernisation

TUI Group has 70 737 MAXs on order for the group.[27] The order consists of 18 MAX 10 aircraft,[28] with the remaining variants unspecified as of June 2017.[28][27] Some of these will be used for the airline to modernise the fleet and replace older aircraft. The number of aircraft allocated to Thomson is yet unknown, with deliveries of the new aircraft commencing in January 2018.[29]

Historical fleet

Awards

  • Most Punctual UK Charter Airline – Summer 2009,[30] Summer 2010,[31] Summer 2011,[32] Summer 2012,[33] Summer 2013,[34] Summer 2014 [35] and Summer 2015 [36]
  • Winner of a Mercury Award for Skills Development in 2010[37]

References

  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/order/7340.2g_chg_1_dtd_4-27-17.pdf
  3. ^ "Thomson Airways Limited - Filing History". Companies House.
  4. ^ Thomson Airways CASA AOC
  5. ^ UK CAA aircraft ownership details
  6. ^ Company press release quoting MD
  7. ^ a b c "UK Airline Data". UK Civil Aviation Authority. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Booking Conditions." Thomson Airways. Retrieved on 4 February 2011."Both Thomson Airways and TUI UK Limited have their Registered Office at TUI Travel House, Crawley Business Quarter, Fleming Way, Crawley RH10 9QL[...]"
  9. ^ a b https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/07/thomson-tv-ad-tui-rebrand
  10. ^ "Thomson Airways | Flights from Thomson". www.thomson.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ^ Euravia (London) Ltd
  12. ^ Flight International article published 17 December 1964
  13. ^ Company news archive
  14. ^ New Thomson Airways brand launched
  15. ^ "THOMSON CRUISES UNVEILS PLANS FOR NEW SHIP DISCOVERY - TUITravel Media Centre - Thomson". TUITravel Media Centre - Thomson. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Boeing Delivers Thomson Airways' First 787 Dreamliner". Manchester, UK: Boeing UK. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  17. ^ "London Gatwick welcomes first 'hub-busting' Dreamliner (> Media Centre > News)". Gatwick Airport. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  18. ^ TUI shareholders approve 737 Max order
  19. ^ TUI Rebrand
  20. ^ http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/62150/thomson-airways-unveils-dreamliner-with-tui-livery
  21. ^ http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/1347101/thomson-first-choice-axed-part-brand-consolidation-tui-name Thomson Merger
  22. ^ https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/order/7340.2g_chg_1_dtd_4-27-17.pdf
  23. ^ "GINFO Search Results". Civil Aviation Authority. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  24. ^ "Wigmore House". Duncan-Welch & Co. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  25. ^ "United Kingdom Civil Aircraft Register". Civil Aviation Authority. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  26. ^ a b c "Thomson Airways Celebrates Expansion of Long Haul Fleet with Arrival of Latest 787-9 Dreamliner". TUI Group. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  27. ^ a b Boeing 737 Orders & Deliveries
  28. ^ a b PARIS: Leisure group TUI converts 18 orders to 737 Max 10
  29. ^ "TUI GROUP ANNOUNCE SELECTION OF 18 BOEING 737 MAX 10S". aviation24.be. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  30. ^ Flightontime.info – Summer 2009 UK Charter Airline Delays & Punctuality
  31. ^ Flightontime.info – Summer 2010 UK Charter Airline Delays & Punctuality
  32. ^ Flightontime.info – Summer 2011 UK Charter Airline Delays & Punctuality
  33. ^ Flightontime.info – Summer 2012 UK Charter Airline Delays & Punctuality
  34. ^ Flightontime.info – Summer 2013 UK Charter Airline Delays & Punctuality
  35. ^ Flightontime.info – Summer 2014 UK Charter Airline Delays & Punctuality
  36. ^ Flightontime.info – Summer 2015 UK Charter Airline Delays & Punctuality
  37. ^ Thomson Holidays -Thomson Airways wins prestigious Mercury award

External links

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