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Rolls-Royce wins follow-on China order
(AFP)
Updated: 2006-03-15 21:09
The British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce have announced that it would supply
China Southern Airlines with jet engines in a deal worth 600.0 million dollars
(499.0 million euros).
China Southern has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its new
fleet of 10 Airbus A330 jets, Rolls said in an official statement. The order
also includes a 10-year maintenance and support package.
The carrier, which is based in Guangzhou, southern China, already has four
Trent-powered A330s in service, and will take delivery of the new batch of
aircraft in 2007 and 2008.
"The Trent 700 is the most powerful engine available on the A330 and its high
thrust performance, combined with low cost of ownership, gives us significant
operational flexibility and commercial benefits," said China Southern's chairman
Liu Shaoyong in a joint statement.
Rolls' civil aerospace chief commercial officer Charles Cuddington added:
"Today's announcement enhances the Trent family's position in the
fast-growing Chinese market and underlines the Trent 700's position as the most
popular engine for A330 operators."
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