Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium expands fleet

[VEX802]

Didn't know where to post it, but according to Travel Aviation Newsletter Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium will expand its fleet soon with a 7th airbus a320.

[cathay belgium]

Hi,

Sounds to me that the economic crisis is almost over...
more travelling people = fleet expansion = more money in the economy = .. (= more crew/jobs for TC ! )
But how to match these with Opel,Carrefour,....
Great for TC !
Saw this already last year with JAF !
Any new destinations, or are they maybe going to fly on Turkey with own metal?
Anyone, arrival date of the jet ? New or 2nd hand ?

CX-B

[Boeing767copilot]

April 2010, ex Seagle Air, Slovakia.
I saw this on Travel Magazine Aviation Newsletter:

Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium breidt haar vloot uit met een extra Airbus A320. Het is het zevende toestel van dit type in de vloot van de Belgische luchtvaartmaatschappij. Normaal gesproken komt het vliegtuig in april de vloot versterken, onder meer om voor extra capaciteit te zorgen tijdens het zomerseizoen. De Airbus A320 vloog tot september vorig jaar voor het Slovaakse Seagle Air. De charteronderneming met bases in Bratislava en Praag legde op 25 januari 2010 de boeken neer. De eigenaar van het toestel bracht het vliegtuig naar Dublin waar het nu wordt klaargemaakt voor Thomas Cook Airlines.

[Depretair]

And here he is in the old colors os Seagle Air ...
http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayimage-11965.html

Msn 453 & first flight on 4/11/2010.
So it will be one like the OO-TCN (same engines)
As the registrations are following the alphabet, it should be OO-TCR (OO-TCQ is obviously already taken)

Cheers,


Oli

[Boeing767copilot]

NOV 2010??


Airbus A320 - MSN 453
Last Airline Seagle Air
Status : Stored
Last Registration : OM-HLE
Last Airline Seagle Air
Country : Slovakia
Date : 1995 - Codes SJ CGL Callsign : Seagle
Web site : http://www.seagleair.sk

24/02/1994 ILFC N921LF

08/04/1994 Onur Air TC-ONE lsd ILFC

17/11/1994 LACSA N961LF

31/01/1996 America West Airlines N641AW

14/06/2001 TAM PT-MZM

04/06/2009 Seagle Air OM-HLE Stored 10/2009 - Lessor Eden Irish Aircraft Leasing reg OE-IAE 01/2010

[Airplanefooood]

So, the aircraft is going to be leased by FQ? Any ideas about the leaseterm?

[DannyVDB]

I think 11 April is meant (you can write dates in different ways)

Danny

[Depretair]

I think 11 April is meant (you can write dates in different ways)

Danny

No sorry, i made a mistake yesterday evening,
first flight of that plane was the 4/11/1993, and first flight for TCW, certainly in april.

Sorry for the mistake ;o/

[Depretair]

Hi,


Any new destinations, or are they maybe going to fly on Turkey with own metal?
Anyone, arrival date of the jet ? New or 2nd hand ?

CX-B

Oujda and a new airport in Tunisia that will replace Monastir (MIR) , it's gonna be Enfidha (NBE)

[bruw]

Don't think this rumour has been confirmed by Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium, hasn't it?
Brgds Peter

[tangolima]

Hello,

It will be for 100% OO-TCR

Greetings,

[tangolima]

Don't think this rumour has been confirmed by Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium, hasn't it?
Brgds Peter

Hello,

This is certainly not a rumour.

Greetings,

[sdbelgium]

It is now confirmed. Only in Dutch (available on thomascook.be; linking doesn't seem to work).

[tangolima]

Hello,

The plane is now in DUB for the paint job.

Greetings,

[jdw]

Thomas Cook OO-TCR is standing in hangar 41 (Sabena Technics)

[9vsmu]

http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayimage-11965.html

OO-TCQ is obviously already taken

Note that the alphabet is not allways used completely. Sometimes some characters are not used to avoid confusion, such as I-J/V-W/O-Q.

[pijaleu]

OO-TCR, which entered service with FQ only in April 2010, is now stored according to Airfleets.net :

Airbus A320 - MSN 453
Last Airline Thomas Cook Airlines
Status : Stored
Last Registration : OO-TCR

Last Airline Thomas Cook Airlines
Country : Belgium
Date : 2001 -
Codes FQ TCW
Callsign : Thomas Cook
History: See also Thomas Cook (Condor) and Thomas Cook (JMC) Web site : http://www.thomascookairlines.com



General information & flightlog

Serial number 453

Type 320-232

First flight date 04/11/1993

Test registration F-WWBG
Plane age 17.9 years

Flights recorded SJ3551 BTS->MIR 16/09/09

JJ3706 CGH->BSB 28/12/08

JJ3879 RBR->BSB 31/10/08

See details - Add a flight

Engines 2 x IAE V2527-A5



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Operators of the aircraft Delivery date Airline Registration Remark
24/02/1994 ILFC N921LF Correct
08/04/1994 Onur Air TC-ONE lsd ILFC Correct
17/11/1994 LACSA N961LF Correct
31/01/1996 America West Airlines N641AW Correct
14/06/2001 TAM PT-MZM Correct
04/06/2009 Seagle Air OM-HLE Stored 10/2009 - Lessor Eden Irish Aircraft Leasing reg OE-IAE 01/2010 Correct
01/05/2010 Thomas Cook Airlines OO-TCR Named Cookie
Stored 10/2011

[CTBke]

already stored? ?

saw this plane at the apron this Thursday just like the other planes of Cook ..

[RoMax]

already stored? ?

saw this plane at the apron this Thursday just like the other planes of Cook ..

According to Skyliner, OO-TCR was ferried on 4 October to EGBP for part-out & scrap.

http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/regdb.main?LC=nav4

[azingrew]

"Oujda and a new airport in Tunisia that will replace Monastir (MIR) , it's gonna be Enfidha (NBE)"

they have been flying to Enfidha since the opening of the airport in 2009