Rolls-Royce Grp Wins $100M Shr Of An Order From Yemen Airways

19th Jul 2010 12:22

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Rolls-Royce Group PLC (RR.LN), an power systems company, announced Monday it has won a $100 million share of an order from Yemen Airways or Yemenia, the national airline of The Republic of Yemen, for V2500 engines to power 10 Airbus A320 aircraft. MAIN FACTS: -The order includes a long-term services agreement and aircraft deliveries are scheduled to start in 2011. -It represents the first selection by the airline of the V2500 and also the A320. -The V2500 is produced by the International Aero Engines consortium in which Rolls-Royce is a senior shareholder. -Shares at 1119 GMT up 2.50 pence, or 0.43%, at 582 pence. -By Zechariah Hemans, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9411; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 19, 2010 07:22 ET (11:22 GMT)