Re Contract
2 February 2010
ROLLS-ROYCE SIGNS TOTALCARE® SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
MALAYSIA AIRLINES
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a long term TotalCare®
service agreement to support engines that power Malaysia Airlines' fleet of
17 Boeing 777 aircraft.
The agreement, which covers Trent 800 engines, is the first time that Malaysia
Airlines operations will be supported by TotalCare® support.
TotalCare® long-term service agreements are designed to minimise customer
financial risk and improve operational performance and reliability, allowing
operators to concentrate on their core business. Such agreements are now in
place or being finalised, for 100 per cent of Trent engines in service in the
South East Asia region. Globally, more than 2,600 Trent engines in service and
on order are covered by TotalCare®.
Malaysia Airlines Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director YM Tengku Dato' Azmil Zahruddin, said: "We are committed to
improving our customer service while at the same time continuing our drive to
manage costs more effectively. Our contract with Rolls-Royce provides us with
greater ability to predict and manage our engine maintenance and overhaul costs."
Jim Sheard, Rolls-Royce Senior Vice President Airlines - South East Asia, said:
"We are delighted Malaysia Airlines is now part of the TotalCare® family of
operators. Our ability to evaluate Trent engine data from the worldwide fleet,
and our ability to work with each customer to plan maintenance operations, will
significantly help Malaysia Airlines to meet its operational and financial
goals."
In 2005, Malaysia Airlines ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines for six Airbus
A380 aircraft that are due to enter service next year.
Rolls-Royce has a leading 50 per cent market share on modern, widebody
aircraft, with more than 1,600 Trent engines in service on more than 600
aircraft and a further 2,500 on order. Each of the six members of the Trent
family have either been the first or launch engine on the airframe, or have
gone on to take the leading market share.
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. In 2008, Rolls-Royce and its partners invested £885 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.
For further information please contact:
Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9285
mark.alflatt@rolls-royce.com
Nicky Louth-Davies
Director of Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9232
nicky.louth-davies@rolls-royce.com
Website: www.rolls-royce.com