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A team of three Thomson Airways cabin crew attended the ISPY event which was held in Brighton last week.

The week long event culminated in a star studded gala dinner last Friday evening, where Thomson Airways brought home a number of gongs including a gold award for effective use of product knowledge. This is the third year running that Thomson Airways has been given this award and this year it was won by cabin crew member Katie Windsor.

The event was supported by suppliers and airlines from around the world and was a chance for representatives from a number of in-flight sales teams to share best practice, experience exceptional sales training and to take part in a number of workshops. Read more »

• First UK airline to operate commercial flight on sustainable biofuels

• Flight number TOM 7446 Birmingham to Arrecife, Lanzarote

Thomson Airways will today be the first UK airline to fly customers on sustainable biofuel when flight TOM 7446 takes off from Birmingham Airport to Arrecife.  Carrying 232 passengers on a Boeing 757-200 it is scheduled to depart on 06^th October at 14:25 HRS for the four hour flight. Read more »

Thomson and First Choice supported two charity fundraisers in a ‘jailbreak’ where the aim of the challenge was to travel as far away from Sheffield as possible in 48 hours without spending any money.

Jen Hanley and Cat King who work at Sheffield based manufacturers Gripple and Loadhog, raised over £5000 for Weston Park Cancer Hospital by escaping from ‘jail’ and travelling as far as Dalaman, Turkey with the help of Thomson and First Choice who supplied flights and accommodation for their trip. Read more »

Which flights will be using sustainable biofuel?

The first commercial flight in the UK using sustainable biofuel will commence from Birmingham to Arrecife on the 6th of October. Daily operations will begin in early 2012. Read more »

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• - 70% of British holidaymakers do little or no exercise during long-haul flights
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• - 64% of passengers suffer from jet lag after not taking necessary precautions

Thomson Airways will today launch a new guide to help holidaymakers step off a long haul flight feeling fresh and fighting fit, instead of fed up and fatigued. The first of its kind Good Flight Guide is packed with advice from experts in their field, including fitness, health and beauty, and aims to show how simple changes to an in-flight routine can help ensure the holiday starts as soon as the plane takes off.

To view the Good Flight Guide please click here

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Removing nearly nine tonnes of excess weight from aircraft and cutting over 300 million pages from brochures are just two of the green achievements Thomson and First Choice are highlighting today, 20 July, with the release of TUI Travel PLC’s 2010 Sustainable Development Report. Read more »

The Thomson Airways engineering team has achieved external ISO 14001 certification for its Environmental Management System (EMS). Thomson Airways is the first airline in the UK to roll out this standard across its engineering operations. Read more »

Thomson Airways has won the esteemed award for Best Leisure Airline at the World Airline Awards, despite facing stiff competition from over 200 other global airlines. Read more »