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May 31, 2022 (newstodate): The Vilnius-based ACMI and charter carrier Avion Express has again expanded its customer portfolio by landing a new contract with UK tour operator and charter airline TUI Airways.
   TUI Airways is thus taking in capacity from Aviation Express in the form of two Airbus A320 aircraft to be operated on a damp-lease contract, with Avion Express staff in the cockpit while cabin crew will be TUI's own staff.
   The contract runs from May till September 2022, with the aircraft stationed at London Gatwick for flights to leisure destinations in Spain, Greece, Croatia, Portugal, Cyprus, Turkey, Morocco and other countries.  
    In May 2022, Avion Express also continued its long-term cooperation with Turkish carrier SunExpress, signing a damp-lease contract comprising six Airbus A320 Family aircraft to serve the Turkish/German-JV carrier SunExpress from its base at Antalya, Turkey in summer 2022.
   In April 2022, Avion Express signed a new contract for the wet-lease of three Airbus A321s and one Airbus A320 aircraft to operate on behalf of Sky Cana for a one-year period starting from April 2022 until March 2023.  
   Also in April 2022, Eurowings signed a long-term wet-lease contract with Avion Express comprising no less than 11 Airbus A320 aircraft, with effect from the summer 2022 schedule.