Cathay orders RR XWB's
Aero engine maker Rolls Royce today (4 August)announced that Cathay Pacific has selected its Trent XWB to power 30 Airbus A350 900 aircraft. The aircraft will begin to enter service in 2016.
Rolls said the Trent XWB engine represented a significant advance in technology that would reduce the overall environmental impact of operators while at the same time delivering superior operating performance. Cathay Pacific and Rolls Royce have a long and established record of cooperation. The airline was the launch customer of the Trent engine family and operates a fleet that includes Trent 700 and Trent 800 engines.
Rolls Royce's Mark King said the Trent XWB was the fastest selling and most environmentally efficient Trent engine ever.
At Cathay, CEO Tony Tyler the XWB's new technology would help meet the company's significant operational and environmental goals for the future.
