Re New Order

Rolls-Royce PLC
22 February 2001


ROLLS-ROYCE SHARE OF UNITED V2500 ORDER WORTH $180M

United Airlines has selected V2500 engines for an additional 44 Airbus
Industrie A320 series aircraft with deliveries starting in 2002. 
The business is worth around $180 million to Rolls-Royce, a senior shareholder
in the International Aero Engines (IAE) consortium which produces the V2500. 
The announcement takes the total of V2500-powered airliners ordered by United
to 177. 
United currently operates more than 100 aircraft with the V2500-A5 engine, the
fleet passing two million flying hours last year.  
The V2500 combines industry-leading technologies from IAE's shareholders,
Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU
Aero Engines. More than 600 V2500-powered aircraft have been delivered to
date. 

For further information please contact:

Martin Johnson
Rolls-Royce plc
Derby
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