Re Contract

8 September, 2005

       POLAND'S LOT CHOOSES ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT 1000 TO POWER BOEING 787s        

LOT Polish Airlines has become the first European customer, and the fourth
worldwide, to choose the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine to power its Boeing 787
Dreamliners.

The deal, valued at $400 million, is for engines to power seven aircraft on
firm order, plus a further two options and five purchase rights.

Rolls-Royce will be responsible for the maintenance of LOT's Trent 1000s under
a 15-year TotalCareâ„¢ services agreement.

Charles Cuddington, Managing Director, Airlines, at Rolls-Royce, said: "As the
national flag carrier, LOT's growth is significant for aviation's future both
in Poland and throughout the region. We're delighted to welcome them as our
newest Trent customer and we look forward to working closely with LOT to ensure
a smooth entry into service and the successful operation of its Trent-powered
Dreamliners."

LOT becomes the ninth airline in the Star Alliance grouping to select one or
more versions of the Trent. The first of its 787s is scheduled for delivery in
October 2008

Marek Grabarek, LOT's President and Chief Executive Officer, added: "The
decision to select Rolls-Royce was taken after an exhaustive evaluation. We
decided the Trent 1000 represented the best all-round choice for our 787s
because of its high efficiency levels and superior economics over the long-term
operation of the fleet."

Although this is the first time LOT has selected large turbofan engines from
Rolls-Royce, the airline uses one of the company's smaller powerplants, the AE
3007, on its fleet of 14 Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets.

NOTE TO EDITORS

 1. The Trent 1000 is the fifth member of the Trent family, the first of which
    entered service in 1995. Service experience of around 35 million flying
    hours will have been accumulated by all types of Trent by the time the twin
    engined 787 begins commercial operations with launch customer ANA (All
    Nippon Airways) in 2008.
   
 2. Today's announcement takes the number of Trent 1000-powered 787s on firm
    order to 77. The engine had previously been selected by ANA, Air New
    Zealand and Northwest Airlines.
   
 3. The Trent 1000 will fly for the first time on the Rolls-Royce Boeing 747
    flying test bed in the first quarter of 2007. Certification by the
    airworthiness authorities is schedule for the summer of that year, just
    ahead of first flight of the 787.
   
 4. Six risk and revenue sharing partners have taken a total investment share
    of 35 per cent in the Trent 1000. They are Carlton Forge Works, Goodrich
    Corporation, Hamilton Sundstrand, Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP),
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
   
 5. In addition to LOT, other Star Alliance members to have selected versions
    of the Trent are Air Canada, Air New Zealand, ANA, bmi, Lufthansa, SAS,
    Singapore Airlines and Thai International.
   
 6. TotalCareâ„¢ contracts are part of a wide range of aftermarket services
    offered by Rolls-Royce. Over 60 per cent of the Trent fleet worldwide is
    covered by these long-term agreements, under which Rolls-Royce is
    responsible for engine maintenance, typically based on an agreed dollar
    rate per flying hour.
   
 7. Rolls-Royce activities in Poland include a marine production facility
    employing 300 people in Gniew. It also has a 40 per cent stake in
    Energobaltic, a cogeneration company in the Baltic coast town of
    Wladyslawowo.
   
For further information please contact:

Annalie Brown
Communications Manager - Civil Aerospace
Rolls-Royce
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