Rolls-Royce secures further engine orders from Emirates
By Josh White
Date: Thursday 14 Feb 2019
(Sharecast News) - Rolls-Royce has secured an order for Trent 7000 engines to power 40 Airbus A330neo aircraft from Emirates, it announced on Thursday.
The FTSE 100 engineering giant said the order included its flagship 'TotalCare' long-term service support.
Emirates had also ordered 30 Airbus A350 aircraft, powered by the Trent XWB, also to be covered by TotalCare.
Both engine types are the sole power plant for their respective aircraft, Rolls-Royce said.
Under an agreement reached with Emirates, the company would also provide Trent 900 engines for a further 14 Airbus A380s, taking the total Emirates A380 fleet powered by Trent 900 engines to 33 aircraft.
The agreement superseded previous deals with Emirates for a total of 52 A380 aircraft powered by the Trent 900.
"We welcome the news that Emirates is further extending its relationship with Airbus and Rolls-Royce," said the firm's president of civil aerospace Chris Cholerton.
"The addition of Airbus A330-900 and Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the Emirates fleet will make the airline one of the largest users of Trent engines in the world and we look forward to continuing to support them and their customers."
Rolls-Royce also noted the news that Airbus would end A380 deliveries in 2021.
It said it would provide engines for the 17 remaining Trent 900-powered Airbus A380s to be delivered to customers, including Emirates, and would support the whole Trent 900 fleet in service throughout its lifetime.
"The A380 is a world class feat of engineering, much loved by passengers, and we are obviously saddened that deliveries will come to an end," Chris Cholerton added/
"We are very proud to have supported the aircraft with our Trent 900 engine.
"We look forward to supporting the fleet, as the A380 continues to delight travellers, for many years to come."
Rolls-Royce said it would provide a further update as appropriate at ots full year results on 28 February.
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