$700m Contract from American Trans Air

Rolls-Royce PLC
5 May 2000




ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $700 MILLION IN NEW BUSINESS FROM 
AMERICAN TRANS AIR

Rolls-Royce plc today signed an agreement to provide engines with a potential
value of $380 million to power up to 20 Boeing 757 aircraft for American Trans
Air.  

In addition, the companies signed a maintenance agreement worth $290 million
over 15 years.

The agreement features the uprated RB211-535E4C engine to power the airline's
10 firm Boeing 757-300s, with an additional 10 purchase rights, and an engine
maintenance agreement for these aircraft as well as ATA's existing Rolls-Royce
powered Boeing 757-200 fleet.

Today's news also includes two Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 757-200 aircraft
ordered, but not announced, by ATA in December last year. 

'This is the first North American order for the Boeing 757-300, and continues
our 16-year relationship with American Trans Air,' said James M. Guyette,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce North America.  'We are
proud to support ATA in its fleet renewal and expansion as it grows its
Chicago Midway operations with a new variant of the successful RB211-535E4
engine.'

The flat rating of the RB211-535E4 has been extended to enhance payload
capability at hotter temperatures for ATA's Boeing 757-300s.  The new variant,
called the RB211-535E4C, has been designed to meet the performance
requirements of Chicago Midway Airport.

The Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 is the quietest, most cost effective and reliable
engine in its class, with one of the lowest shop-visit rates in the industry. 
All Boeing 757-300s delivered or ordered to date are Rolls-Royce powered, and
80 percent of all Boeing 757 operators have selected Rolls-Royce engines. 

This brings the total value of Rolls-Royce aero engine orders announced this
year to more than five billion dollars.

Note to Editors:
Rolls-Royce plc is a global company providing power on land, sea and air. The
company has established leading positions in civil aerospace, defence and
energy markets with a worldwide network of offices and manufacturing or
service facilities in 20 countries.  Its core gas turbine technology has
created one of the broadest product ranges of aero engines in the world, with
55,000 engines in service with 300 airlines, 2,400 corporate and utility
operators and more than 100 armed forces, powering both fixed and rotary wing
aircraft.   

Rolls-Royce is the global leader in marine power systems with a wide range of
products and full systems integration capability.  More than 30 navies use
Rolls-Royce propulsion.  The company is investing in new products and
capabilities for energy markets which include the oil and gas industry and
power generation.  Rolls-Royce also develops its own power projects through
its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolls-Royce Power Ventures Ltd. 

Rolls-Royce pioneered gas turbine technology for aerospace, power generation
and marine propulsion and is involved in the major future programmes in these
fields.  These include the Trent aero and industrial engines, the Eurofighter
Typhoon and Joint Strike Fighter combat engines, the WR-21 marine engine and
leading edge water jet propulsion systems.   

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Rolls-Royce North America
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