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Rolls-Royce Trent 900 selected to power first Vip A-380 airplane

London, Great Britain - It's the Vip Airbus aircraft of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz al Saud

Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines have been selected to power the first Airbus A-380 to be purchased for VIP operations. The aircraft, which will be delivered in 2010, has been bought by His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz al Saud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (see AVIONEWS). Rolls Royce officials proudly announced that this decision...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1082124
Rome, Italy, 11/15/2007 15:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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