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TUI fly (Netherlands) wet-leases an A320

TUI fly (Netherlands) (OR, Amsterdam Schiphol) has wet-leased an A320-200 from Bulgaria's Fly2Sky (VAW, Sofia) to support its operations in August 2022.

LZ-MDO (msn 879) was ferried from Oslo Gardermoen to Amsterdam Schiphol on August 1, 2022, and began operating for the Dutch TUI Group unit on the same day. It remains based out of the Dutch gateway and is deployed on a variety of routes to Greece, Spain, and Turkey. The ACMI contract covers the entire month of August.

Fly2Sky operates three A320-200s, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows. The remaining two aircraft are wet-leased to Norwegian Air Sweden AOC and Aegean Airlines. The Bulgarian ACMI/charter specialist also operates two A321-200s which are currently wet-leased to Transavia France and Aegean Airlines.

In turn, TUI fly (Netherlands) operates an in-house fleet of six B737-8s, one B767-300(ER), and three B787-8s. The airline supplements its fleet with a wide portfolio of wet-leased aircraft, currently comprising a B757-200 operated by Icelandair,...

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Bulgaria's Fly2Sky eyes US charters

Fly2Sky (VAW, Sofia) has applied for a US Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) to launch charter and wet-lease flights to the United States, including all-cargo services.

"We are in the initial stage of the procedure, as we want to secure a market in the US for our planes and crew during the winter season," Chief Executive Officer Anelia Marinova told Bulgarian website TravelNews.

Marinova clarified that the airline was hoping to secure ACMI contracts with American carriers and was not planning to operate charters from Bulgaria to the US. Fly2Sky does not plan to add widebody aircraft at this stage, she added.

The Bulgarian carrier did not disclose any further details about its plans. Under the EU-US Open Skies agreement, carriers do not have to seek authority for specific routes.

The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that Fly2Sky operates three A320-200s and two A321-200s. The airline focuses on the ACMI market and currently wet-leases one A320 and one A321 to Aegean Airlines, one A320 to Norwegian Air Sweden AOC...

Editorial Comment: The article updates with Fly2Sky's comments. - 18.07.2022 - 07:34 UTC

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