Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $1.8 billion from Air China to supply and service engines to power 20 new aircraft.
The contract, , is for engines for ten Airbus A350 XWBs and ten A330s, and includes a TotalCare long-term service agreement.
Rolls-Royce will supply Trent XWB engines for the A350s and Trent 700 engines for the A330s.
The Chinese market is fast growing with a clear need for additional aircraft capacity. Rolls-Royce is well established in China, where it now enjoys a 56 per cent share for large civil aero engines.
“We look forward to bringing the Trent XWB into service with our airline to provide us with fuel-efficient power for the A350 XWB and adding to our Trent 700-powered fleet,” said He Li, senior vice president of Air China Ltd. “We have now selected this engine on four separate occasions. Our Trent-powered fleet now stands at 78 aircraft either in service or on order.”
Since the start of July, Rolls-Royce has won more than $4.5 billion in orders from customers around the world for the Trent 700, confirming its position as market leader on the A330, capturing 75 per cent of orders over the last three years. The Trent 700 is the only engine specifically designed for the A330 and over 1,000 are now in service or on firm order.
