Re Contract

16 March 2011

           ROLLS-ROYCE WINS TRENT 900 CONTRACT FROM ASIANA AIRLINES            

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a contract for 
Trent 900 engines to power six Airbus A380 aircraft from Asiana Airlines. 
The order includes a TotalCare® long-term service agreement.

Asiana Airlines, based in Seoul, South Korea, will take delivery of these
aircraft in 2014, marking its first Rolls-Royce powered aircraft to enter
service. Asiana Airlines has previously ordered Trent XWB engines for 30 firm
and 10 option A350 XWB aircraft.

Yong Wook Lee, Senior Vice President Legal Affairs and Purchasing, Asiana
Airlines, said: "This contract, to power a significant addition to our fleet,
strengthens our important relationship with Rolls-Royce. The Trent 900 will
offer us economic benefits and will be combined with TotalCare® support that
will maximise the reliability of our Airbus A380s."

Jim Sheard, Rolls-Royce Senior Vice President - Civil Aerospace, said: "We are
very pleased that Asiana has put their trust in Trent 900 technology that will
deliver significant operational and environmental benefits. This confirms the
Trent 900 as the true market leader and engine of choice for the majority of
A380 operators and marks a further deepening of our relationship with 
Asiana Airlines as we work to support their fleet expansion."

Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines have now been selected to power the Airbus A380
by 10 out of 15 airlines.

Notes to Editors:

 1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for
    use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position
    in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
   
 2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base
    comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and
    helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,500 marine customers,
    including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an
    installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
   
 3. Annual underlying revenues were £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more than
    half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book
    stood at £59.2 billion at 31 December 2010, providing visibility of future
    levels of activity.
   
 4. Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing
    and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees
    are engineers.
   
 5. In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 million on research and development, 
    two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental
    performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.
   
 6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres,
    which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientific
    research.
   
 7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment
    and to further developing employee skills.
   
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Rolls-Royce plc
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