Rolls Royce announces deal with Etihad Airways

Rolls-Royce announced a €410 million deal with Etihad Airways to supply and maintain Trent 700EP engines for eight Airbus A330 aircraft. The A330 aircraft, which will be delivered between next year and 2011, will bring Abu Dhabi-based Etihad's...

Rolls-Royce announced a €410 million deal with Etihad Airways to supply and maintain Trent 700EP engines for eight Airbus A330 aircraft. The A330 aircraft, which will be delivered between next year and 2011, will bring Abu Dhabi-based Etihad's Rolls-Royce powered A330 fleet to 24, the company said in a statement yesterday.

"Recent improvements include increased fuel efficiency resulting in a 1.3 per cent improvement in fuel consumption on new build engines," R-R said.

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