Rolls-Royce engine plant to benefit from $700m order

ROLLS-ROYCE has won a $700m order from China Southern for Trent 700 engines – built in Derby – to power ten Airbus A330 aircraft.

The order includes TotalCare long-term engine service support.

The order was signed at Zhuhai Airshow by Li Ming, vice president of maintenance and engineering department, China Southern, and Paul Hallam, Rolls-Royce, vice president, Greater China – Civil Aerospace.

Li Tongbin said: “We have been impressed with Rolls-Royce engine performance in service and look forward to further developing our relationship with this latest order. Rolls-Royce has an important role to play in supporting our fleet growth.”

Paul Freestone said: “We are proud to support China’s continued airline growth, creating new connections that link China ever more closely. We are particularly grateful to China Southern, a valued customer that was the first airline in mainland China to operate the A330, for its continued support for our engines.”

The airline currently operates 14 A330s that are powered by the Trent 700, five A380s powered by the Trent 900 and nine Boeing 757s powered by the RB211.