Thomsonfly has announced plans to purchase two Boeing 737-300s and to take delivery of three brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft direct from the airline manufacturer in the first quarter of next year.
Two Boeing 767-200 aircraft will leave the fleet no later than March and October 2007 respeitively and will be taken on by business-class only airline Silverjet, due to launch in December (see earlier story).
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.
A spokesman for Thomsonfly said 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,” she said.
“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.”
By Bev Fearis
