Thomsonfly takes delivery of first Boeing 737-800
Thomsonfly has taken delivery of the first of three Boeing 737-800s.
Two more 737-800s are due to be delivered in the coming months.
All three are fitted with fuel efficient winglets and follow months of Boeing and Thomsonfly working together on a number of environmental initiatives to further increase aircraft efficiency.
Thomsonfly managing director Colin Mitchell said: “We are embarking on the next era of the airline, making significant investments in our airline fleet to increase the efficiency of the aircraft and reducing the impact on the environment.
“These brand new Boeing aircraft are 12% more fuel efficient than the aircraft they replace – therefore significantly lowering the rate of emissions per passenger on the aircraft.”
The first aircraft G-FDZA will be Luton based and will operate its first flight to Prague on January 29.
It is fitted with leather recaro seats and in-flight entertainment on Paves drop-down screens.
The new aircraft replace two 767 aircraft, which the company sold to the recently launched Silverjet, the all business class airline.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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