Bangkok--4 Mar--Hill & Knowlton
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has recently won a share of an order from three leading operators; Sichuan Airlines, Jetstars Airways and Turkish Airlines to power Airbus A320s aircraft. The orders are worth up to $1.4 billion to Rolls-Royce.
The V2500 is produced by the International Aero Engines consortium (IAE) in which
Rolls-Royce is a senior shareholder. IAE’s other partners are Pratt & Whitney, the Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines.
Jetstar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qantas Airways, has selected the engine for a new fleet of 50 additional aircraft, with options and purchase rights on up to 40 more. The aircraft will be distributed amongst the Jetstar Group fleet that includes investments by Qantas in low cost carriers Jetstar Asia and Valuair of Singapore and.Jetstar Pacific, Vietnam’s second largest domestic carrier. The contract includes a long-term engine service agreement for these aircraft as well as engines installed on 40 aircraft already operated by the three Jetstar Group airline brand businesses.
Sichuan Airlines has selected V2500 engines to power 12 Airbus A320 aircraft currently on order. The contract includes a long-term engine service agreement for the aircraft, due to be delivered between 2011 and 2015. Sichuan’s current A320 family fleet of 61 aircraft in service and on order is exclusively powered by the V2500.
Turkish Airlines (THY), the national carrier of Turkey, has selected V2500 engines to power 20 firm and 10 option Airbus A320 family aircraft. The aircraft, scheduled for delivery between 2011 and 2013, will be used to facilitate growth in the THY network. The airline currently operates a fleet of 45 IAE-powered aircraft. The 20 firm aircraft comprise six A319s and 14 A321s.
The 22,000 — 33,000lb thrust V2500 powers the Airbus A319, A320 and A321 family of aircraft as well as the Airbus Corporate Jetliner. Nearly 6,000 V2500 engines are in service or on firm order worldwide.
V2500 engines
Notes to Editors
1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. In 2008, Rolls-Royce and its partners invested ?885 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions.
3. Annual underlying revenues were ?9.1 billion in 2008, of which 52 per cent came from services revenues. The firm and announced order book stood.
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