Rolls-Royce Grp Plc Wins $130M Shr Of China Southern Order

19th Jul 2010 14:54

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Rolls-Royce PLC (RR.LN), a global power systems company, has won a $130 million share of an order from China Southern Airlines for V2500 engines to power 20 Airbus A320 aircraft. MAIN FACTS: -The order includes a long-term services agreement. -Deliveries of the aircraft, already on order, are scheduled to start in 2011. -The China Southern airline group is one of the largest operators of the V2500, with 136 aircraft in service. -The V2500 is produced by the International Aero Engines consortium in which Rolls-Royce is a senior shareholder. -Shares at 1352 GMT up 5 pence, or 0.86%, at 584.5 pence. -By Zechariah Hemans, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9411; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 19, 2010 09:54 ET (13:54 GMT)