TUI Travel plans to add 60 737 Max aircraft to fleet

TUI Travel has signed a commitment for 40 Boeing 737 MAX-8s and 20 Boeing 737 MAX-9s, plus options on a further 90 aircraft.
                                                                      
TUI, which is parent to Thomson Airways, TUIfly, TUIfly Nordic, ArkeFly, Jetairfly and Corsair, described the deal as a significant multi-billion pound investment, but did not give an absolute value.

If the order is approved by TUI shareholders, deliveries will begin in January 2018 and run for five years.

TUI’s six airlines operate a combined fleet of 141 aircraft, including 114 narrowbodies. The new Boeing 737s will be used throughout the group and will replace older aircraft. They will be deployed on short- and medium-haul leisure routes, including Spain, Greece and Turkey.

(Victoria Moores - ATWOnline News)