Surinam Airways returns B777 to lessor

Surinam Airways has returned its sole B777-200ER PZ-TCU (32336) to lessor Boeing Capital Corporation after continuous technical issues. The aircraft had been on the ground at Amsterdam-Schiphol for almost a month before being ferried to Victorville (CA) on 3 March.

In an internal newsletter the airline stated that solving the issues would have costed a considerate amount of money, especially after it looked that one if its engines needed to be replaced. The airline is now in talks with BCC about a solution, but has decided to return the aircraft.

The aircraft was delivered on 20 December 2019 and it took a year to get the aircraft ready and the airline ETOPS-certified. Since December last year the aircraft has been flying commercially, but broke down after just two months of flying.

Surinam Airways signed a deal with Boeing Capital Corporation for the B777-200ER in June 2019 and had the intention to replace it this year with a B787. This deal, however, was reached under the previous Surinam Government, so it's unclear what the future will bring.

Photo by Kjell, kindly provided by AirHistory.net.