Article Posted on : - Mar 11, 2011

The Airbus A330 is a large widebody twin-engined aircraft for medium range flights.

LONDON (BNS): Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order from Cathay Pacific for Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330 aircraft.

Cathay Pacific is Rolls-Royce’s largest Trent 700 customer and the announcement brings the total number of Trent 700-powered A330s in service and on order to more than 60, all supported by TotalCare. The contract includes a TotalCare long-term service agreement.

More than 1,300 Trent 700s are now in service or on firm order. The engine has captured more than 75 per cent of orders for the A330 in the last three years, a company statement said.

In January Rolls-Royce announced long term maintenance support business from Cathay Pacific to provide TotalCare support for Trent 700 engines that power eight A330 aircraft and an enhanced engine refurbishment programme for RB211-524 engines that power existing Boeing 747-400 aircraft.