Rolls-Royce has secured its first Trent 1000 XE sale of this year’s Farnborough Airshow after being selected by Somon Air to power the Tajik airline’s future Boeing 787s.

Philippine Airlines has followed up its indicative order for Boeing 787-10s with an expanded commitment for the Airbus A350-1000.

The COVID crisis precipitated a surge in passenger-to-freighter conversions but various factors have seen the number of jets being reconfigured fall below 2019 levels.