British Airways selects Rolls-Royce

27 September, 2007

         BRITISH AIRWAYS SELECTS ROLLS-ROYCE POWER FOR LONG HAUL FLEET         

British Airways has selected Rolls-Royce Trent engines to power up to 61 new
long haul aircraft that it will acquire from Airbus and Boeing. The order,
which includes an innovative TotalCare contract, is potentially worth in excess
of $5 billion at list prices.

The order includes 12 firm and seven option Airbus A380 aircraft and 24 firm
and 18 option Boeing 787s, scheduled for delivery from 2010.

Willie Walsh, Chief Executive Officer of British Airways, said: "The
Rolls-Royce Trent family has a proven track record of strong environmental
performance. The engines we have selected are supported by an innovative
service offering and we know that they will deliver the best operational
value."

Sir John Rose, Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce plc, said: "We are very pleased
that British Airways has selected the Trent for its new long-haul fleet,
extending an extremely valuable and productive partnership long into the
future."

The Trent 900 is launch engine for the Airbus A380 and enters service next
month. It is the world's quietest and cleanest high thrust engine for the A380,
with levels of emissions well below the requirements of all current and
proposed legislation.

The Trent 1000 is the launch engine for all variants of the Boeing 787 and will
power the aircraft's first flight later this year, before entering service on
the 787-8 in 2008. The engine has been specifically designed to maximise its
environmental performance.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

 1. British Airways operates a fleet of 107 Rolls-Royce powered aircraft,
    including 57 Boeing 747s, 16 Boeing 777s with a further four on order, 21
    Boeing 767s and 13 Boeing 757s.
   
 2. The airline also has 68 Airbus A320 family aircraft in operation of which
    60 are powered by the V2500 engine produced by IAE (International Aero
    Engines) in which Rolls-Royce is a senior shareholder.
   
 3. Including business yet to be announced, orders have been placed for over
    600 Trent 1000 engines by 18 operators and five leasing companies -
    approximately half the Boeing 787 customers who have made an engine
    decision. Producing a range of thrusts from 53,000 - 75,000lb, a single
    version of the Trent 1000 will power all variants of the 787: the 787-8,
    787-3 and
    787-9. For more information about the Trent 1000, visit
    www.rolls-royce.com/trent1000.
   
 4. The Trent 900 has completed more development testing than any other
    Rolls-Royce engine, accumulating over 37,000 cycles on combined ground and
    flight tests, and more than 14,000 flying hours on four of the five flight
    test aircraft. Eight out of the eleven customers who have made engine
    selections to date on the A380 have selected the Trent 900.
   
 5. TotalCare, tailored for individual operators, offers a range of services
    from
    Rolls-Royce covering all aspects of asset management in support of its
    Civil Aerospace products. Building on the company's knowledge, experience
    and infrastructure, these services include elements such as predictive
    maintenance, logistics management, and global repair and overhaul
    offerings. TotalCare can remove uncertainties from engine management and
    improve operational reliability for operators through a mutually aligned
    business relationship.
   
 6. Rolls-Royce is continually improving the environmental impact of its
    products. Each year Rolls-Royce, in collaboration with its partners,
    invests around £700 million on research and development, two thirds of
    which has the objective of reducing the environmental impact of its
    products and operations. This technology investment is primarily aimed at
    reducing noise and emissions.
   
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