Rolls-Royce today welcomed a decision by Japan Airlines to order 31 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, which are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. The Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient engine flying today, will power 18 A350-900 and 13 A350-1000 aircraft. The engine powered the A350 XWB to its first test flight in June this … Dowiedz się więcej
Rolls-Royce has been awarded two contracts worth a combined value up to $496 million to support T56 engines on US government aircraft. Under a $406 million, six-year contract, Rolls-Royce will provide parts, plus field and engineering support, for thousands of T56 engines. The contract was awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency and will support approximately … Dowiedz się więcej
In October 2011, Rolls-Royce and United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced their intention to form a new joint venture to develop an engine to power future mid-size aircraft (120-230 passenger aircraft). Following further discussion, and because of the current regulatory environment, the parties have agreed not to proceed with the partnership. Rolls-Royce remains fully committed to … Dowiedz się więcej
Lufthansa has selected Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines worth $1.5bn, including TotalCare® service support, to power 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The airline also has options for a further 30 of the aircraft. The Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient engine flying today, is the fastest-selling member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family, with more than1,400 ordered … Dowiedz się więcej
Rolls-Royce today confirms that it has completed the sale of its 50 per cent shareholding and interest in the RTM322 helicopter engine programme to Turbomeca (a Safran company), for which it has received a cash consideration of €293 million. Turbomeca now assumes full responsibility for managing the design, production and support of the RTM322 engine, … Dowiedz się więcej
Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $1 billion, at list prices, from Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for Trent XWB and Trent 700 engines and long term TotalCare® services. The Trent XWBs will power eight Airbus A350-900 aircraft and the Trent 700s will power four A330-300s. Rickard Gustafson, SAS Group President and CEO, said: „Today, we … Dowiedz się więcej