Todays ‘Thomson/Tui’ airline has its beginnings in 1962 with a company called ‘Euravia’ which at that time flew Lockheed Constellations on holiday charters.
The name ‘Britannia Airways’ (BA) was adopted in 1964 when former BOAC Bristol Britannia 102’s joined the fleet.
In 1965 ‘BA’ became part of the ‘Thomson’ group. A Canadian owned company.
In 2000 ‘Thomson’ and ‘BA’ were purchased by ‘Preussag’ AG (Tui group) of Germany.
The ‘Thomson’, ‘Thomson Airways’ & ‘Thomsonfly’ names have continued to appear on aircraft but the ‘Tui’ titling is now replacing them.
The current fleet comprised Boeing 737’s, Boeing 757’s, Boeing 767’s and Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s.
G-FDZY ‘Tui’. Boeing 737-8K5
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 2011. Leased from time to time to ‘Sunwing Airlines’ of Canada as G-FDZY and C-GHZY.
G-TAWF ‘Tui’. Boeing 737-8K5
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 2012.
G-FDZR ‘Thomson’. Boeing 737-8K5
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 2009. Leased from time to time to ‘Sunwing Airlines’ of Canada as C-FLZR.
G-BYAY ‘Tui’. Boeing 757-204
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘BA’ in 1999.
G-OOBN ‘Tui’. Boeing 757-2G5
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New in 2000 to ‘Balair’ (Switzerland) as HB-IHR. Leased to ‘Air Berlin’ and to
‘Thomson Airways’ 2010.
G-OBYF ‘Tui’. Boeing 767-304ER
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘BA’ in 1998. Has been leased to ‘Garuda Indonesian’ twice as G-OYBF and ‘Eurowings’ (Germany) as D-ATYF.
G-OBYG ‘Tui’. Boeing 767-304ER
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New to ‘BA’ in 1999. Has been leased to ‘Garuda Indonesian’ several times as G-OYBG and ‘Tuifly’ (Germany) as D-ATYG.
G-TUIF ‘Tui’. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
New 2014.
