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Thomas Cook Aviation GmbH was a
As of March 2020, the Thomas Cook Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
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leisure airline
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launched in 2017 and a technical subsidiary of Condor
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
They are:
* The Andean condor (''V ...
. It operated scheduled flights exclusively on behalf of Condor
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
They are:
* The Andean condor (''V ...
to destinations throughout Europe, from its bases in Düsseldorf
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and Leipzig/Halle. In April 2020, the airline filed for insolvency.
History
The airline was established in October 2017 as Air Berlin Aviation GmbH and was taken over byThomas Cook Group
Thomas Cook Group plc was a global travel group, headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange from its formation on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG — successor to Thomas Cook & Son — an ...
in 2018 in order to facilitate rapid growth in Germany in the aftermath of the Air Berlin
Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG (), branded as airberlin or airberlin.com was a major German airline. At its peak, it was Germany's second-largest airline, as well as Europe's tenth-largest airline in terms of passengers carried. It was h ...
insolvency. On 31 January 2018 the airline received its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). The company was renamed to Thomas Cook Aviation on 22 November 2018.
Despite the collapse of parent company Thomas Cook Group
Thomas Cook Group plc was a global travel group, headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange from its formation on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG — successor to Thomas Cook & Son — an ...
on 23 September 2019, Thomas Cook Aviation continued its operations together with sister airline Condor
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
They are:
* The Andean condor (''V ...
. Condor ended the flying contract in spring 2020. In December 2019, the airline received its first Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus.
The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France.
The first member of the famil ...
, a former aircraft of now-defunct sister airline Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics
Thomas Cook Airlines Balearics S.L. was a Spanish leisure airline that launched in 2017 and was previously owned by the Thomas Cook Group. After the collapse of its parent company on 23 September 2019, the airline itself was eventually declared ...
. In the same month, Condor
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
They are:
* The Andean condor (''V ...
announced that after separation from the defunct Thomas Cook Group, it would update the livery of its aircraft by removing all references to its former parent company and replace the heart-shaped logo by its own company logo. The planned redesign also included the aircraft of Thomas Cook Aviation.
Thomas Cook Aviation filed for insolvency
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on 2 April 2020.
Fleet
As of March 2020, the Thomas Cook Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
References
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