Rolls-Royce Wins USD$1.5 Bln China Eastern Order

Rolls-Royce has won a USD$1.5 billion order from China Eastern Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330s.

The order includes a TotalCare engine support package.

The aircraft are in addition to the 51 Trent 700-powered A330s that China Eastern already operates.

Rolls said the engine has won 70 percent of new orders over the last five years.

China Eastern also has 20 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered Airbus A350s on order.