Five new aircraft for Thomsonfly
15 August 2006
The UK's third largest airline Thomsonfly has announced the planned purchase of five new Boeing aircraft over as part of a series of investments and initiatives to increase the efficiency of its airline operation.
Two Boeing 737-300s will be new to the Thomsonfly fleet and the airline will also take delivery of three brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft direct from the airline manufacturer in the first quarter of next year.
Silverjet, the all business class airline which plans to commence operations from Luton in December, has today announced that it entered into a letter of intent to secure two of Thomsonfly's Boeing 767-200 aircraft no later than March and October 2007. Thomsonfly has confirmed that in addition to the two 767 aircraft leaving the fleet to join Silverjet, two 737-500 aircraft will also leave the fleet in Spring 2007.
Thomsonfly's current aircraft fleet operates from 24 UK airports to over 80 destinations worldwide. Thomsonfly currently operates an all Boeing fleet of 47 aircraft - it is the largest airline with the TUI AG airline division and works closely with the aeroplane manufacturer, which presented staff at Thomson's recent company Green Day with information about enhancements to next-generation aircraft that improve their environmental performance.
The new aircraft will be more fuel efficient, therefore most cost efficient and cleaner and quieter than the aircraft they will replace. Boeing airplanes are 70% more fuel efficient than 40 years ago that means than less fuel is burnt and emissions are reduced. Thomsonfly is 50% more efficient than 30 years ago and the new aircraft will help the airline to achieve its ambitious targets for even greater fuel efficiency in the future.
On all Thomsonfly flights high density seat configurations, improved by the installation of 'thin' leather seats and a high occupancy combine to provide lower emissions per passenger.
The aeroplanes operate well within current environmental standards and the airline is constantly evaluating where efficiency can be further increased. Thomsonfly pilots operate Clean Fly programme whenever conditions apply. The airline has been assisting Cambridge University in developing new operational procedures at Nottingham East Midlands Airport to reduce noise and emissions on arrival/ approach.
