Rolls-Royce and British Airways have completed contracts for Trent 900 and Trent 1000 engines to power up to 61 new wide-body aircraft. The order, originally announced in September 2007 and worth in excess of $5 billion at list prices if all options are exercised, is for Trent 900 engines to power 12 Airbus A380 aircraft, with a potential additional seven options, and Trent 1000 engines to power 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with 18 options. The contracts include TotalCare long-term support agreements.
British Airways is one of nine customers that have selected the Trent 900 for the Airbus A380. The Trent 1000 has been selected to power the first Boeing 787 to enter service with Japanese airline All Nippon Airlines and has already powered over 2,000 hours of aircraft test flights.
