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The Fokker 70s and 100s connected Larnaca , Haifa , and Tel Aviv to Athens , Corfu , Rome , Rhodes , and Skiathos . In the winter of 2017 , TUS established direct flights from Larnaca to Rome with two Fokker 100s . The airline did not keep the aircraft in service long because of their age , flying hours , and maintenance and operational costs . 5B-DDB , 5B-DDG and 5B-DDI were thus stored in the fall of 2018 . |
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TUS retired its two remaining Fokker 70s ( 5B-DDA and 5B-DDF ) on November 29 and December 30 , 2019 , respectively , and its Fokker 100s on July 5 and December 26 that same year . While TUS had owned the Fokker 70s , it had leased the Fokker 100s from Jet Midwest Group LLC . Except for 5B-DDF ( which was sold to I-Fly Air and re-registered as 5Y-IFA ), the remaining four Fokker 70s and two Fokker 100s were scrapped , and their parts destroyed to ensure they would not end up on the black market .
THE AIRBUS A320-214 FLEET
In 2019 , TUS Airways had intended to dry-lease Airbus A320-214s to replace its Fokker 100s . But the plan was delayed for more than a year , reducing the airline ’ s activities by half . In September 2019 , the airline began cutting its workforce — Flight Attendants , Pilots and Technicians . The cuts became more severe in 2020 , when the COVID-19 pandemic hit .
In summer 2021 , the airline resumed its activities with a new business model , a new management team , and a new fleet . Its first two new aircraft were a pair of A320-214s ( c / n 2291 and 2665 ), built in 2004 and 2006 , respectively . Owned by
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6 TUS Airways operated this Fokker 70 ( 5B-DDA ) between 19 December 2017 and 29 November 2019 . It can be seen here leaving Larnaca for Tel Aviv on 4 May 2018 .
7 The second Fokker 70 to have entered service with TUS Airways ( 5B-DDB ) was operated by the airline between 18 January 2018 and 1 November 2018 . It can be seen here at Larnaca airport on 19 March 2018 .
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AerCap Holdings NV , the planes were registered as 5B-DDK and 5B-DDL on February 6 and June 25 , respectively . Equipped with CFM International CFM56- 5B4 / P turbofan engines , each producing 27,000lbf ( 120kN ) thrust , the A320-214s could seat 180 passengers .
TUS dry-leased three more A320-214s ( c / n 3868 , 3889 , and
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2768 , the first two built in 2009 and the third in 2006 ) from AerCap Holdings . They were delivered on March 9 , May 27 , and July 13 , 2022 , respectively .
When the last of these five planes arrived , Ahmed Aly , CEO of TUS Airways stated : “ The arrival of our fifth aircraft marks yet another exciting milestone for the airline as
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