Rolls wins $2.2bn service contract
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Power systems giant Rolls-Royce has won a $2.2bn (£1.4bn) services contract from Emirates, covering Trent engines for 70 Airbus A350XWB (extra-wide body) aircraft. The agreement will bring the airline's Rolls-Royce powered fleet of 128 aircraft, in service and on order, under R-R's 'TotalCare' service arrangements.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark said: "Emirates' 70 A350XWB aircraft on order will play an important role in our growth when they come online in the next few years. This TotalCare contract with Rolls-Royce is an important step in ensuring our A350XWB engine life cycle costs are managed effectively and maintained to the highest standards. Already current users of TotalCare, we look forward to maintaining this relationship with Rolls-Royce to drive additional operational improvements."
Long term service agreements, in place on 90 per cent of all Trent engines, are designed to minimise customer financial risk and enhance operational performance and reliability, allowing operators to concentrate on their core business.
The new service contract for Trent XWB engines comes two months after Rolls-Royce won a $1.2bn service contract for Trent 700 engines powering 27 Airbus A330s and Trent 800 engines powering 21 Boeing 777s.
