Rolls lands another China order
Orders from China continue to flow into the blue chip UK aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, as it was announced today (22 November) that it had won an order from Air China for engines to power a total of 20 new aircraft, comprising ten Airbus A350 XWB (extra wide body) jets (pictured) and ten A330s. The contract, worth $1.8bn (£1.13bn) including a long-term service agreement.
Rolls-Royce will provide Trent XWB engines for the A350 XWBs and Trent 700 engines for the A330s.
Rolls said the Chinese market was fast growing with a clear need for additional aircraft capacity and that it was well established in China, where it now enjoys a 56 per cent share for large civil aero engines.
Steve Miller, Rolls-Royce, Civil Aerospace Vice President - China, said nhe was"very proud that Air China has again put their trust in us".
