Rolls Secures $5 Billion BA Deal
By Robert Wall wall@aviationweek.com
LONDON
British Airways has gone ahead with confirming orders for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 and Trent 1000 powerplants worth $5 billion.
The deal covers engines for up to 61 aircraft (the firm portion is for 12 A380s and 24 787s) and is a boost for Rolls-Royce after a difficult end to 2010 because of Trent 900 problems and Airbus’s decision to reengine the A320 ...
