Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare service agreement for the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines that will power four Airbus A330ceo aircraft. With this agreement flypop – as a new British low-fare airline – will be provided with predictable and reliable service and maintenance of its fleet.
TotalCare is Rolls-Royce’s flagship service offering, and will cover off-wing repair and overhaul. The offering is designed to provide operational certainty for customers by transferring time on wing and maintenance cost risk back to Rolls-Royce. It will also deliver enhanced aircraft availability, thanks to Rolls-Royce’s in-depth engine knowledge that draws on advanced engine health monitoring.
Ewen McDonald, Chief Customer Officer, Rolls-Royce, said: “We are delighted to sign this service agreement with flypop as the airline begins its operations to South Asia and look forward to supporting the Trent 700 fleet for many years.”
Hitesh Patel, Chief Operating Officer, flypop, said: “Our A330s are the first widebodies in our fleet and provide a significant expansion in the levels of service we can provide our passengers. We value this TotalCare agreement, which will maximize aircraft availability and efficiency, allowing us to provide outstanding customer service.”
Ian Smith, Technical Director, flypop, said: “After a great deal of hard work from both teams, flypop is delighted to enter into this support arrangement with Rolls-Royce, which we fully expect to deliver world-class reliability and aircraft availability. This will support flypop’s mission to offer low-cost, reliable flights between the UK and South Asia. I look forward to working closely with Rolls-Royce to deliver the expected benefits to flypop.”
The Trent 700, which has accumulated more than 65 million flying hours of experience, offers airlines world-class reliability, with a 99.9% dispatch rate and the longest time on wing of any A330 engine option.
flypop is a low-cost British international airline providing the lowest fare non-stop flights between the UK and the second cities of South Asia, starting with India. The airline’s fleet consists of Airbus A330-300s and will offer passengers and fully low-fare customisable in-flight experience.
