ROLLS-ROYCE AND NEW BRITISH AIRLINE FLYPOP SIGN TOTALCARE AGREEMENT

•  press release / business / aviation
•  20th July 2022
•  Natalie Morris

Rolls-Royce and new British low-cost airline flypop have signed a TotalCare® service agreement for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines that will power four Airbus A330ceo aircraft.

The agreement is the first to be signed between Rolls-Royce and flypop and will provide the airline with predictability and reliability for the services and maintenance of the fleet.

Rolls-Royce and new British low-cost airline flypop have signed a TotalCare® service agreement for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines that will power four Airbus A330ceo aircraft.

The agreement is the first to be signed between Rolls-Royce and flypop and will provide the airline with predictability and reliability for the services and maintenance of the fleet.

As Rolls-Royce’s flagship service offering, TotalCare® covers off-wing repair and overhaul and 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 our advanced engine health monitoring.

Ewen McDonald, Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace, Chief Customer Officer, said:

“We are delighted to sign this service agreement with flypop as the airline begins its operations flying non-stop to South Asia and look forward to supporting the Trent 700 fleet for many years”.

Hitesh Patel,  flypop’s, Chief Operating Officer, 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, flypop's Technical Director, 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 cost non-stop flights between the UK and the second cities of South Asia, starting with India. Their Airbus A330-300 aircraft will offer passengers a fully low-cost customisable in-flight experience from the latest Bluebox inflight entertainment streamed to any personal device, options for increased leg room and the facility to order food, drinks and goodies from the flypop digital trolley from the comfort of their seat.