Thomson not getting the Dreamliner now until early 2013!!! It'll be obsolete by the time it goes into service!!

No delayed again until 2013 I think.

Darren, do Thomson use thier 767's to fly to Mombasa Kenya? Booking this today :-)

noooooobs wrote:

Darren, do Thomson use thier 767's to fly to Mombasa Kenya? Booking this today :-)

Yes, normally the ex-FCA's. Have a great time, it's a wonderful country.

Darren

Be carefull on the beach in Kenya. There have been a lot of kidnaps in the area.

How much longer can the Thomson/First Choice 767s keep going for? They should have been retired by now if the 787s had been delivered on time. How many hours/cycles have they done?

I'm sure thomson are saying the same, they should have the 787 by now. I've flown on one of the ex FCA 767 and one of the Thomson airways 767 in the last month and they are good old planes. Nothing wrong with them. I'd rather fly in a Boeing rather than a rickety old airbus lol.

Qman,

There's a few more years in the younger ones yet. They're getting on a bit, but with the high standard of maintenance they receive, they aren't past it just yet. Hours are as follows;

G-OOBK: 62872 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBL: 65616 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBM: 59084 hours as of 31/12/2009
G-OOAN: 92514 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-PJLO: 64233 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-DBLA: 66582 hours as of 31/12/2010

I don't have the number of cycles.

Darren

Hi Darren,
Can you please tell me what type of a/c operates MAN - PFO / TOM 2730 / 08.01.12 and return 15th
TOM 2731.

Chris1957,

MAN-PFO-MAN (TOM2730/1) are showing asan Airbus A321-200.

Darren

Thank you Darren.

Thanks Darren for the 767 info, very interesting.
Could you give us a list of the Thomson 757 hours please?

Hi Darren
Going to Barbados from BHX on 19th Feb Tom770 ret Tom771 any idea if this is an ex FCA 767 or not.
Thanks
Roger

Rogerdoger,

BHX-BGI-BHX (TOM770/1) are ex-FCA 763's currently.

Darren

Qman wrote:

Could you give us a list of the Thomson 757 hours please?

That's a rather large ask given the number of 752's they operate!! Here goes;

G-BYAL: 64795 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-BYAO: 61903 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-BYAP: 61146 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-BYAT: 60379 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-BYAU: 61050 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-BYAW: 57553 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-BYAX: 43210 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-BYAY: 43322 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-CPEU: 34992 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-CPEV: 34468 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBA: 28238 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBB: 32495 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBC: 26678 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBD: 27315 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBE: 25104 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBF: 22688 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBG: 37612 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBH: 37530 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBI: 53731 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBJ: 49096 hours as of 31/12/2009
G-OOBN: 26319 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBP: 27235 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOBR: 64310 hours as of 31/12/2010
G-OOOX: 62735 hours as of 31/12/2010

Why the interest?

Darren

Hi Darren
Thanks for the info on Tom770/1 do you have any details of a 763 on your site.
Thanks again
Roger

Rogerdoger,

Everything about them is on our What Aircraft? guide (link below). 763 = Boeing 767-300/ER. It's normally a non-wingletted aircraft (G-DBLA or G-PJLO).

Darren

>>>>Why the interest?

Thanks again Darren.
I was interested to know how much longer the 757s would remain in the fleet, it looks as though there is plenty of life in them yet.
I really enjoy flying the 757s, especially the take offs from short Greek runways. The RR engines are made 4 miles from where I live and it give me confidence and pride when I see the black "RR" on the engine.
However, the old green interiors are very cramped. Flying back from Santorini last June I had cramp before we took off! I wish they would give us a bit more room, but yes I know people buy on price. It's a rum state when you are more comfortable on a Ryanair than a Thomson/First Choice/or the good old Air2000 (where has the buck's fizz and the hot towels gone?)

Darren you do a great job on this site, well done.

Qman wrote:

I was interested to know how much longer the 757s would remain in the fleet, it looks as though there is plenty of life in them yet.

They'll be around for a while yet, the younger ones in the fleet anyway. G-BYAO/P have recently been withdrawn from the fleet, but there are plenty of new aircraft on order to fillful requirements. G-FDZY (73H) is expected on 23rd November, with G-FDZZ (73H) due on 28th December. There are a further 8 73H's due in 2012 (G-TAWA-I), and of course the 787 (aka 7-late-7's!!).

Qman wrote:

where has the buck's fizz and the hot towels gone

In the same bin where the IFE now is!!

Darren

hi

Just wondering if they had confirmed the aircraft registration number and type now for our flights please

TOM1558 2.12.2011 09.55 NCL - TFS
TOM 637 19.12.2011 19.15 Bridgetown to Newcastle

Thanks

HuddersfieldTourist,

Specific registrations won't be assigned until closer to the date. It makes little difference as respective aircraft are basically all the same inside. TOM1558 is showing as a Boeing 737-800 and TOM637 as a Boeing 767-300/ER (most likely ex-FCA).

Darren