November 3, 2010
ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $200 MILLION ORDER FROM
TUNISAIR
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order worth $200m at
list prices from Tunisair for Trent 700 engines to power three Airbus A330
aircraft. The order, the first time the airline has selected Trent engines,
also includes a TotalCare® long-term service agreement.
Tunisair, the national carrier of Tunisia, is a scheduled and charter airline
with a network that extends to the main cities of Europe, the Middle East and
Africa. It ordered the aircraft in July 2008.
Tunisair Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Nabil Chettaoui said: "The Trent
700 will power our A330s which will replace A300-600 aircraft and allow
Tunisair to operate new scheduled flights to North America upon delivery from
Airbus in 2012."
The Trent 700 is the only engine specifically designed for the Airbus A330 and
over 1,000 are now in service or on firm order. Rolls-Royce has announced
$2.2bn worth of Trent 700 orders in the last four months alone.
The engine remains the market leader for the aircraft, capturing 75 per cent of
orders over the last three years. It offers outstanding levels of performance
and delivers the best payload capacity.
Metin Oktay, Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace Vice President - Africa, said: "We are
delighted to welcome Tunisair as the latest in our family of Trent operators.
The combination of the Trent 700 and the TotalCare® support package will
deliver significant reliability and performance benefits to enhance its
operations."
Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of Tunisair starting operations of a
Rolls-Royce jet engine, an Avon.
Notes to Editors:
1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use
on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global
markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce today has a broad customer base
comprising more than 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and
helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers,
including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an
installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
3. Rolls-Royce employs 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and
service facilities in 50 countries. The Group has a strong commitment to
apprentice and graduate recruitment, and to further developing employee skills.
4. In 2009, Rolls-Royce invested £864 million on research and development, two
thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental
aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions.
5. Annual underlying revenues were £10.1 billion in 2009, of which about half
came from services revenues. The firm and announced order book stood at £58.4
billion at 30 June 2010, providing visibility of future levels of activity.
For further information please contact
Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce Group plc
Tel 44 20 7227 9237
Email mark.alflatt@rolls-royce.com
Josh Rosenstock
Head of Corporate Communications
Rolls-Royce Group plc
Tel 44 20 7227 9239
Email josh.rosenstock@rolls-royce.com
Web www.rolls-royce.com
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