Four New Trent 900 Partners

Rolls-Royce PLC
26 November 2001




                                                             26 November, 2001



              ROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW TRENT 900 PARTNERS



Rolls-Royce plc today (Monday, 26 November) announced that agreement had been
reached with four new partners to join its Trent 900 aero engine programme.
The Trent 900 is being developed for the high-capacity, four-engined Airbus
Industrie A380, due to enter service in 2006.



FiatAvio of Italy, together with Goodrich Corporation, Hamilton Sundstrand and
Honeywell of the United States, become risk and revenue sharing partners,
joining Volvo, whose participation was announced in May.



John Cheffins, Chief Operating Officer, Rolls-Royce, said: 'Our working
relationships with strategic partners remain central to the success of the
Trent engine family. I am delighted with the progress we are making on
attracting high-quality partners to this programme. Discussions are continuing
with other potential participants.



'Today's announcement marks our first relationship of this kind with the
Goodrich aerostructures team and Honeywell, and we look forward to working
with them alongside existing partners who are broadening their links with
Rolls-Royce.'



Goodrich takes responsibility for the rear and centre portions of the fan
case, while Honeywell will supply the engine's pneumatic system, which
includes components such as the starter, bleed valves and the turbine case
cooling system.



FiatAvio, who participate in both the Tay and Trent 500, will design and
manufacture the Trent 900 gearbox, while Hamilton Sundstrand, already a
partner in the Trent 500 programme, will produce the Trent 900's Full
Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system.



The Trent 900, scheduled for engine certification in 2004 at 81,500lb thrust,
has been selected by Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas and
International Lease Finance Corporation.



For more information contact:



Peter Barnes-Wallis

Director of Financial Communications

Rolls-Royce plc

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