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[dmrodgers]

FG is actually the oldest aircraft in the fleet. Not that you would know it.

Certainly doesn't look the oldest in the fleet both externally and internally. Tribute to Jet2 in maintaining the fleet in such a good condition gives confidence to the travelling public as most have no idea of the age of an aircraft. Flown on many never aircraft over the years which looked far old than our fleet of 300's.

 

[Severn]

Jet2 A21N Bases - Summer 2026 vs Summer 2025
For Summer 2026, the current schedules show 30 A321neos based across six Jet2 bases, as follows:

• MAN: 12 (+3 vs 2025)
• BHX: 7 (+3 vs 2025)
• EDI: 3 (+1 vs 2025)
• LTN: 3 (+1 vs 2025)
• STN: 3 (new A321neo base for 2026)
• GLA: 2 (new A321neo base for 2026)

Out of the 13 new A321neos being added to the Jet2 fleet by Summer 2026, there will only be a net increase of four UK-based aircraft compared to 2025.

This is because the A321neos will be used to replace existing Jet2 737-800s across several bases, and those 737-800s will in turn replace the eight leased aircraft that were used during Summer 2025:

• 5x leased 737-800s at MAN, BHX, and EMA
• 2x leased A321s at STN
• 1x leased A330-200 at BHX

As a result, the total number of Jet2-operated 737-800s required to operate the schedule remains unchanged at 89 between 2025 and 2026.

 

[Matt995]

Jet2 A21N Bases - Summer 2026 vs Summer 2025
For Summer 2026, the current schedules show 30 A321neos based across six Jet2 bases, as follows:

• MAN: 12 (+3 vs 2025)
• BHX: 7 (+3 vs 2025)
• EDI: 3 (+1 vs 2025)
• LTN: 3 (+1 vs 2025)
• STN: 3 (new A321neo base for 2026)
• GLA: 2 (new A321neo base for 2026)

Out of the 13 new A321neos being added to the Jet2 fleet by Summer 2026, there will only be a net increase of four UK-based aircraft compared to 2025.

This is because the A321neos will be used to replace existing Jet2 737-800s across several bases, and those 737-800s will in turn replace the eight leased aircraft that were used during Summer 2025:

• 5x leased 737-800s at MAN, BHX, and EMA
• 2x leased A321s at STN
• 1x leased A330-200 at BHX

As a result, the total number of Jet2-operated 737-800s required to operate the schedule remains unchanged at 89 between 2025 and 2026.

Seven - Jet2 A321neo base has been 6 aircraft for the last month at Birmingham, so if its only 7 A321neos for summer 2026, thats just an increase of 1 aircraft.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

@Sherburnflyer92 Im led to believe that the priority is getting EDI and GLA fully A321.

I don't believe thats a priority at all. I believe it's MAN full Airbus first. Not GLA/EDI. They'll run side by side.

I personally know of two crew members who are GLA based currently flying out of MAN and believe there are more, I know a few others slated for TR next year. I know a couple in STN who are also slated for TR. So far I’m not aware of any having been slated at other bases but that may be because I don’t know them admittedly.

They maybe earmarked to convert from B738 to A321 however stranger things have happened. It's also aviation so quite frankly as blunt as this is the last people to find out the fleet plans are - Flight Deck, Engineering and Operations teams. So been earmarked means nothing in this game. Great they are, great that the A321N is going in but does not mean they will. Or will in the time scale currently earmarked (highly likely they will given the Airbus deliveries are to start coming more regularly I'm lead to believe).

Regards Skiathos, that misses the point. However without wanting to go round in circles it is only one of the factors determining where they are going to put the Airbus.

How does it miss the point? It's exactly the point. An aircraft is going into a far more restrictive airport, small runway, narrow runway, hot weather, humid at times. You cannot say it's' different with LBA (when it really isn't that much to every other base in performance terms) and say I'm missing the point with Skaithos airport. If an A321N can comfortably run out of BRS it can out of LBA (it can we know this anyway). But I'll stop going round in circles after all we did last time we discussed this.

LTN will be switched to a full 321 base without the W patterns.

LTN is carbon copy for S27 as S26 with W patterns. So will probably become fully A321 with no W patterns much much further down the line. The W patterns are not a priority to get rid of for the airline I would hazard guess. After all running 3 consecutive summers with W patterns means they dont bother them. Plus LTN probably hasn't got the ability yet to offer Jet2 the space for 4/5/6 aircraft.

This is because the A321neos will be used to replace existing Jet2 737-800s across several bases, and those 737-800s will in turn replace the eight leased aircraft that were used during Summer 2025:

• 5x leased 737-800s at MAN, BHX, and EMA
• 2x leased A321s at STN
• 1x leased A330-200 at BHX

As a result, the total number of Jet2-operated 737-800s required to operate the schedule remains unchanged at 89 between 2025 and 2026.

Thank you for this. I didn't want to bring it up but big point your making re: ACMI been replaced in essence by the B738 aircraft or A321N. Hence numbers will remain as is. For S27 the A321N will then replace the B738 and displace the B738 for the B733.

Remember that LGW will become a base once the 2nd runway is up and running. That's inevitable.

 

[pug]

I don't believe thats a priority at all. I believe it's MAN full Airbus first. Not GLA/EDI. They'll run side by side.

They maybe earmarked to convert from B738 to A321 however stranger things have happened. It's also aviation so quite frankly as blunt as this is the last people to find out the fleet plans are - Flight Deck, Engineering and Operations teams. So been earmarked means nothing in this game. Great they are, great that the A321N is going in but does not mean they will. Or will in the time scale currently earmarked (highly likely they will given the Airbus deliveries are to start coming more regularly I'm lead to believe).



How does it miss the point? It's exactly the point. An aircraft is going into a far more restrictive airport, small runway, narrow runway, hot weather, humid at times. You cannot say it's' different with LBA (when it really isn't that much to every other base in performance terms) and say I'm missing the point with Skaithos airport. If an A321N can comfortably run out of BRS it can out of LBA (it can we know this anyway). But I'll stop going round in circles after all we did last time we discussed this.



LTN is carbon copy for S27 as S26 with W patterns. So will probably become fully A321 with no W patterns much much further down the line. The W patterns are not a priority to get rid of for the airline I would hazard guess. After all running 3 consecutive summers with W patterns means they dont bother them. Plus LTN probably hasn't got the ability yet to offer Jet2 the space for 4/5/6 aircraft.



Thank you for this. I didn't want to bring it up but big point your making re: ACMI been replaced in essence by the B738 aircraft or A321N. Hence numbers will remain as is. For S27 the A321N will then replace the B738 and displace the B738 for the B733.

Remember that LGW will become a base once the 2nd runway is up and running. That's inevitable.

Just a point here that’s pretty crucial. Flight Deck can’t be the last to know in this instance because of the training requirements. In fact it’s probably one of those rare occurrences that they do get to find out early, because naturally crew want to remain in their base and so if they’re getting switched to the A321 it’s not something that can happen over night. Of course the company intend on recruiting type rated pilots in both seats, but they can’t recruit for all of those and if a base is to turn Airbus it will do so with crew currently employed by Jet2 on the 73 fleet.

The Skiathos example isn’t accurate because it’s a destination not a base.

Whilst the company operate a mixed fleet the Airbus will be prioritised where most commercially optimal. That’s the Scottish based at the moment and places like STN for the volume and also the potential to recruit onto the Airbus due to the pool of type rated 320 crew in the South East. So I fully believe EDI and GLA will go full Airbus first because of the cost per seat mile savings. Theyre also far more comfortable to operate on long sectors (not that this will factor too much into the equation!).

As I said previously, LBA might get them earlier if it’s the price to pay for being able to land after the curfew. But I doubt there will be many people in the company who know the true plans for that at the moment so it’s just conjecture. There are people at LBA who want to see them there yesterday but they won’t be able to influence the decision too much unfortunately.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Just a point here that’s pretty crucial. Flight Deck can’t be the last to know in this instance because of the training requirements. In fact it’s probably one of those rare occurrences that they do get to find out early, because naturally crew want to remain in their base and so if they’re getting switched to the A321 it’s not something that can happen over night. Of course the company intend on recruiting type rated pilots in both seats, but they can’t recruit for all of those and if a base is to turn Airbus it will do so with crew currently employed by Jet2 on the 73 fleet.

I understand the logistics behind training and conversations. You're missing the point.

We was discussing S27 with LBA and Jet2.
So at this stage now, nearly 20+ months away will those pilots know about the LBA fleet plan or even the general fleet plan for S27? Absolutely not.
Will they be the last to find out alongside engineering and operations teams? Absolutely yes.
When? Probably in the first 3-5 months of next year.

Those people you know in GLA/STN did they know in October 24 about October 25 plans and onwards? Nope not one bit. All be it the company was a bit more forward in saying they were basing A321 into GLA for S26. But at that time they didn't know the number nor how many places on the fleet would be available.

The Skiathos example isn’t accurate because it’s a destination not a base.

However it's running from a base. So does that mean Jet2 will base specific A321 into LTN to ensure Skaithos goes/can run?

Whilst the company operate a mixed fleet the Airbus will be prioritised where most commercially optimal. That’s the Scottish based at the moment and places like STN for the volume and also the potential to recruit onto the Airbus due to the pool of type rated 320 crew in the South East. So I fully believe EDI and GLA will go full Airbus first because of the cost per seat mile savings. Theyre also far more comfortable to operate on long sectors (not that this will factor too much into the equation!).

Longer sectors means hours build on those aircraft far quicker ... which means checks come around sooner. So it's the finest of balances. For airlines balancing the monetary requirement of checks versus fuel savings from the North/Scotland. Hence why I think at this moment in time Jet2 will run dual B738/A321N until at least 2030 in Scotland while they get the pool of A321 resources etc in house and situ.

 

[pug]

I understand the logistics behind training and conversations. You're missing the point.

We was discussing S27 with LBA and Jet2.
So at this stage now, nearly 20+ months away will those pilots know about the LBA fleet plan or even the general fleet plan for S27? Absolutely not.
Will they be the last to find out alongside engineering and operations teams? Absolutely yes.
When? Probably in the first 3-5 months of next year.

Those people you know in GLA/STN did they know in October 24 about October 25 plans and onwards? Nope not one bit. All be it the company was a bit more forward in saying they were basing A321 into GLA for S26. But at that time they didn't know the number nor how many places on the fleet would be available.



However it's running from a base. So does that mean Jet2 will base specific A321 into LTN to ensure Skaithos goes/can run?



Longer sectors means hours build on those aircraft far quicker ... which means checks come around sooner. So it's the finest of balances. For airlines balancing the monetary requirement of checks versus fuel savings from the North/Scotland. Hence why I think at this moment in time Jet2 will run dual B738/A321N until at least 2030 in Scotland while they get the pool of A321 resources etc in house and situ.

Just a point but yes actually, I don’t want to go into too much detail for obvious reasons s but at least one of them knew well before October 24 that they’d be moving to the Airbus ‘at some point’ and received their provisional TR date back end of last year for next year. So yes they were aware. Obviously it’s not as simple as that, some may move over sooner, some may be delayed. The point is that making such decisions is not the same as it was with the 757 where crew were either told they’d be moving to MAN or they were put onto the 737 at LBA. This is a move from Boeing to Airbus and like I said the training department is doubling over itself now to get into the position that they can crew the aircraft adequately.

Yes it’s running from a base that isn’t as performance restricted. It’s not the same as flying from a potentially performance restricting (and no it’s not restricted in the same way!) runway every flight every day.

From a commonality POV I think we will see bases fully Airbus before wider rollout barring some unknown event such as the CLEUD at LBA which makes it more viable to prioritise that. Or they think they can get more out of LBA for less actual committed units. Thats just my opinion of course, and I wouldn’t share anything that has been shared with me in confidence also for obvious reasons. However at the moment I have no reason to doubt that priority will be getting the vases already slated for Airbus up to full Airbus ops for the most part. Is t MAN going to be almost exclusively A321 next year? Someting like 4 737’s for S26… it’s a pattern I’m sure they’ll follow at BHX, EDI, GLA and STN and perhaps LTN if they get the space.

 

[Severn]

Just a point but yes actually, I don’t want to go into too much detail for obvious reasons s but at least one of them knew well before October 24 that they’d be moving to the Airbus ‘at some point’ and received their provisional TR date back end of last year for next year. So yes they were aware. Obviously it’s not as simple as that, some may move over sooner, some may be delayed. The point is that making such decisions is not the same as it was with the 757 where crew were either told they’d be moving to MAN or they were put onto the 737 at LBA. This is a move from Boeing to Airbus and like I said the training department is doubling over itself now to get into the position that they can crew the aircraft adequately.

Yes it’s running from a base that isn’t as performance restricted. It’s not the same as flying from a potentially performance restricting (and no it’s not restricted in the same way!) runway every flight every day.

From a commonality POV I think we will see bases fully Airbus before wider rollout barring some unknown event such as the CLEUD at LBA which makes it more viable to prioritise that. Or they think they can get more out of LBA for less actual committed units. Thats just my opinion of course, and I wouldn’t share anything that has been shared with me in confidence also for obvious reasons. However at the moment I have no reason to doubt that priority will be getting the vases already slated for Airbus up to full Airbus ops for the most part. Is t MAN going to be almost exclusively A321 next year? Someting like 4 737’s for S26… it’s a pattern I’m sure they’ll follow at BHX, EDI, GLA and STN and perhaps LTN if they get the space.

Looking at the current schedules, I believe the Summer 2026 bases will be as follows:


*Shows number of aircraft required for the schedule and doesn't include operational spares or aircraft in maintenance.

 

[BCFC]

Looking at the current schedules, I believe the Summer 2026 bases will be as follows:
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*Shows number of aircraft required for the schedule and doesn't include operational spares or aircraft in maintenance.

Does that mean a 733 is going this winter?

 

[Seasider]

I think that there will be a "spare" B733 at LBA, so one is not leaving.

 

[AirBingley]

I think that there will be a "spare" B733 at LBA, so one is not leaving.

If LS can take the overhead this sounds very wise after my personal experience of their erratic nature this summer!

 

[Len Fish]

As long as the spare isn’t G-GDFO!

 

[BCFC]

As long as the spare isn’t G-GDFO!

GDFO finally arrived back from ALC yesterday after going tech there 4 days ago. Going to FAO on the 9th Nov on a 733….Hope its not this one.

 

[Finger66]

@BCFC well with both an F And O in both the airport code and the registration it could turn out to be more than coincidence! But if you do get there on the 9th and your aircraft is FO then all is good

 

[BCFC]

@BCFC well with both an F And O in both the airport code and the registration it could turn out to be more than coincidence! But if you do get there on the 9th and your aircraft is FO then all is good

That's made me feel much better…

@BCFC well with both an F And O in both the airport code and the registration it could turn out to be more than coincidence! But if you do get there on the 9th and your aircraft is FO then all is good

That's made me feel much better…

@BCFC well with both an F And O in both the airport code and the registration it could turn out to be more than coincidence! But if you do get there on the 9th and your aircraft is FO then all is good

Saying that 737-800 G-GDFD is over 28 years old (LBA-based) and a few are just a couple of years younger than that.

 

[BCFC]

2 weeks today we fly to FAO…….and operating this afternoon's flight is the one and only G-GDFO…..

 

[LBA4EVER]

2 weeks today we fly to FAO…….and operating this afternoon's flight is the one and only G-GDFO…..

Tool set required, will be ok with a 22kg baggage allowance!

 

[Finger66]

@LBA4EVER don't you go throwing a spanner in the works!

 

[LBA4EVER]

@LBA4EVER don't you go throwing a spanner in the works!

I think you have a screw loose finger!

 

[markietg]

2 weeks today we fly to FAO…….and operating this afternoon's flight is the one and only G-GDFO…..

Oh I personally do hope you get FO to whisk you down to the Algarve. On time there & back then hopefully, but doubtful, you’ll about the 737-300’s and how unreliable they are! Do you have any stats to back this up? Are they really anymore unreliable than some of the 737-800’s LS operate?