RAF/ Thomas Cook?

[Unknown74]

With all the news regarding Thomas Cook is/ was there there not some arrangement between the RAF and Thomas Cook regarding the A.330s?

[MRTT]

The arrangement is/was between Air Tanker and Thomas Cook.

[Mike]

Condor operate G-VYGK at present and Jet2 have G-VYGL & G-VYGM.

[Ghost from above]

These aircraft are owned by Air Tanker and leased if there is spare capacity under an agreement with Thomas Cook. Therefore these aircraft are not owned by Thomas Cook and will return to Air Tanker. With the shortage in planes caused by the 737 max I doubt it will be too long before another Airline comes knocking at the door asking to lease them.

[POL]

There is no agreement with Thomas Cook, because it's Condor Flugdeinst that lease the aircraft.

[tm74sqn]

But isn't Condor Thomas Cook's German airline? Condor itself may not be too healthy - it has just applied for a 200 million Euro bridging loan from the German government in an effort to keep flying!

Interesting times!

[Nighthawke]

I've just posted this link on the Civil Aviation forum - may be of interest regarding Condor's possible future:

https://simpleflying.com/what-will-happen-to-condor/

[igorski]

G-VYGK just returned to Brize on an AirTanker callsign, coincidence?

[Yammer]

G-VYGK just returned to Brize on an AirTanker callsign, coincidence? - was it calling TOWLINE

[igorski]

Not sure as no radio, ADSB c/s was TOW.

[big john]

G-VYGK just returned to Brize on an AirTanker callsign, coincidence? - was it calling TOWLINE

Calling Towline 332paaaapa in a very posh voice.

[Yammer]

P suffix may suggest a positioning flight

[Thunder]

Maybe being used on repatriation flights with a RAF crew, not sure if that would be allowed under CAA rules though?

Where are Airtanker actually based is it Brize?

[MRTT]

Brize is indeed correct, yes.

[Dave Smith]

Being returned to Airtanker. Expect TC vinyl to come off in th next day or two and returned to suport RAf trooping flights.

[Andy_99]

Being returned to Airtanker. Expect TC vinyl to come off in th next day or two and returned to suport RAf trooping flights.

It'd be a good photo op to put the pods back on & go off tankering in Airline livery.

[nitro999]

G-VYGK Just departed Brize as Tow333P. Heard it go OTT Swindon but cloud base too low to see it. Heading South East.

[jpickers56]

Showing on FR24 and appears to be heading back to Frankfurt at 09.37.

[big john]

Condor have secured a bridging loan to keep operating. For how long?

[Jules_UK]

Being returned to Airtanker. Expect TC vinyl to come off in th next day or two and returned to suport RAf trooping flights.

It'd be a good photo op to put the pods back on & go off tankering in Airline livery.

there's a bit more to it than that...….