1962
Dart-powered Vickers Viscount selected in
China
1963
Dart engine enters service
1970s
Spey 512 overhaul technology transferred
to China
1970
Spey 512 enters service on the Trident
1976
Spey 202 licence agreement with Xian
1987
RB211-535E4 enters service with China
Southern on the 757
1991
RB211-535E4 powered 757 services to Lhasa
1992
Tay 650 enters service on Fokker 100 with
China Eastern Airlines
1993
RB211-535E4 overhaul technology transferred
1994
20 MD-90 aircraft purchased, powered by
V2500
1995
RB211-535 powered 757 services to Bangda;
V2500 enters service on A320 with Sichuan
Airlines
1996
New JV between RR and AVIC’s XAE
approved; RB211-524H enters service on 767-300 with
Yunnan Airlines
1996/7
20 more A320 ordered with V2500 for China
Southern
1997
CAAC/RR Training Centre starts operation;
RB211-535E4 enters service with Xinjiang
Airlines on Boeing 757; China Southwest
order 2 more Boeing 757 powered by the
RB211-535E4
1998
Manufacture of aerofoils commences at
XRA
2000
AE3007 enters service on ERJ 145 with
Sichuan Airlines
2002
China Eastern signs 10 year Fleet Hour
Agreement on Trent 500
2004
Rolls-Royce wins key $150 million Chinese
west-east pipeline contract; Rolls-Royce
wins $450 Million order form China Eastern
Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power
20 Airbus A330-300s
2005
Air China Limited awards $800 Million contract
to Rolls-Royce for Trent 700 engines and
long-term service agreement; Rolls-Royce
opened a new factory in Shanghai, to serve
the world’s largest shipbuilding market;
Rolls-Royce wins Trent 900 engine deal to
power China Southern A380s
2006
China Southern places Follow-On order for
Trent 700 with long-term service agreement;
10th anniversary of the CAAC /Rolls-Royce
Top300 programme
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Rolls-Royce over 40 years in China
Over 200 Rolls-Royce powered aircraft
operating in China
Long established Research & Technology
programme with AVIC through the JET collaboration
Significant manufacturing activity with
AVIC through both sub-contract and the
XRA joint venture in Xi’an
Significant training activities with CAAC
and AVIC through the joint CAAC/RR training
centre in Tianjin
Long established relationships with China’s
shipbuilding industry |
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