Rolls-Royce wins $720m Virgin order

30th Oct 2009 07:07

Rolls-Royce has won a $720m order to supply Trent 700 engines for ten Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 aircraft.Deliveries for the planes, six of which have been ordered by Virgin Atlantic and four by aircraft leasing company AerCap, will begin in 2011. The contract includes long-term TotalCare service support."Our engine selection was based on both cost and environmental benefits, and the Trent 700 was our choice on both grounds," said Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway."Now is the right time for leading businesses to be placing orders like this so that companies, vital to the British economy, can protect jobs, grow and thrive in the future."The Virgin Atlantic A330 aircraft will feature an enhanced performance version of the Trent 700, which improves engine fuel burn by a further 1.3%.