Rolls-Royce Wins USD$1.5 Bln China Eastern Order
August 24, 2016
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.