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RR and BA complete USD5bn Trent engine contracts

Rome, Italy - To power up to 61 new wide-body aircraft

Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, and British Airways (BA) have completed contracts for Trent 900 and Trent 1000 engines to power up to 61 new wide-body aircraft. The order, originally announced in September 2007 and worth in excess of $5 billion at list prices if all options are exercised, is for Trent 900 engines to power 12 A-380 aircraft, with a potential additional seven options,...

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Rome, Italy, 01/10/2011 14:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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