Rolls-Royce wins major engine order with Asian airline

Rolls-Royce has won a major order to supply Trent 7000 engines to 34 Airbus A330neo aircraft.

The deal follows a decision by AirAsia X to add the aeroplanes to its fleet.

Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, co-group chief executive officer of AirAsia X, said: “We went through a lot of work with Rolls-Royce to ensure this is the right engine for the long haul low-cost market. We are convinced that this is a great product and we appreciate the transparency and openness of Rolls-Royce in assisting us in our decision to take the Trent 7000.”

Chris Cholerton, Rolls-Royce, president – civil aerospace, said: “AirAsia X continue to display impressive growth and we are proud, once again, to be supporting their ambitions. The Trent 7000 is performing extremely well in flight testing and we look forward to a smooth entry into service with AirAsia X.”