Rolls-Royce has won an order worth US$1.2 billion, at list prices, from China Eastern Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power 16 Airbus A330 aircraft.
Rolls-Royce and China Eastern Airlines have also formed a Carbon Partnership, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 190,000 tonnes in its first year. The partnership will see Rolls-Royce provide a fuel management service for the airline’s fleet of more than 300 aircraft.
China Eastern will bring its new A330s into service from 2011, Logistics Week reported.
Meanwhile, Rolls-Royce is trying to contain the widening safety crisis over its aero engines. The aerospace group issued a statement saying that the fault is specific to its superjumbo engine alone. It said it was "certain" that the explosion of another engine model in its Derby factory in August – due to be fitted to Boeing’s new Dreamliner plane – was "unconnected."