Wed, Nov 10, 2010
R-R, China Eastern Agree To Environmental Partnership As Part
Of The Package
China Eastern Airlines has placed an order worth $1.2
billion at list prices for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power
16 Airbus A330 aircraft. The order includes a TotalCare long-term
service agreement.
Rolls-Royce Trent 700
The two companies have also formed a Carbon Partnership, which
aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 190,000 tonnes in its first year.
The partnership will see Rolls-Royce provide a fuel management
service for the airline's fleet of more than 300 aircraft. It
will also supply enhanced performance kits to upgrade the Trent 700
engines on China Eastern Airlines' 20 existing A330s.
China Eastern, which will bring its new A330s into service from
2011, was the first airline in mainland China to use Trent
technology when it received Trent 500 engines for its Airbus A340
aircraft in 2003.
Liu Shaoyong, Chairman, China Eastern, said: "We have found the
Trent 700 to be extremely effective in service and are pleased to
select it for our latest aircraft. We also look forward to working
with Rolls-Royce through our Carbon Partnership which we anticipate
will reduce fuel consumption by at least two per cent in its first
year alone, the equivalent of a 190,000-tonne reduction in CO2,
which equates to the amount of CO2 produced by 80,000 cars over the
same period."
The Trent 700 is the only engine specifically designed for the
Airbus A330 and over 1,000 are now in service or on firm order. The
engine remains the market leader for the aircraft, capturing 75 per
cent of orders over the last three years. The engine offers
outstanding levels of performance and delivers the best payload
capacity.
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