BA confirm Rolls Royce engine deal

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British Airways has signed contracts with engine company Rolls Royce for Trent 900 and Trent 1000 engines to power up to 61 new wide-body aircraft. The order was originally announced in September 2007 and is worth in excess of $5bn at list prices if all options are exercised.

The order is for Trent 900 engines to power 12 Airbus A380 superjumbos, the first of which will be delivered in 2013, with a potential additional seven options, and Trent 1000 engines to power 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with 18 options. The contracts include Rolls Royce TotalCare long-term support agreements.

Willie Walsh, BA's chief executive, said: ‘We are delighted to have concluded these contracts, which position British Airways strongly for the future.