Rolls-Royce welcomes Sichuan Airlines decision to select 10 Airbus A350 aircraft

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Rolls-Royce welcomes Sichuan Airlines decision to select 10 Airbus A350 aircraft

16 July 2018

Rolls-Royce today welcomed a decision made earlier in the year by Sichuan Airlines to select 10 Airbus A350 aircraft, which are powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB.

The Trent XWB is the world’s most efficient large aero engine and, with more than 1,700 in service or on order across 46 operators, it is also the world’s fastest-selling widebody engine ever. It has delivered the smoothest entry into service of any widebody engine, with a despatch reliability of 99.9% across two million hours of flying.

Chris Cholerton, Rolls-Royce, President – Civil Aerospace, said: “We warmly welcome this decision by Sichuan Airlines and we look forward to supporting a smooth entry into service of these latest aircraft.”

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

  1. Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to meet our planet’s vital power needs.
  2. Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
  3. Annual underlying revenue was £15 billion in 2017, around half of which came from the provision of aftermarket services. The firm and announced order book stood at £78.5 billion at the end of December 2017.
  4. In 2017, Rolls-Royce invested £1.4 billion on research and development. We also support a global network of 31 University Technology Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific research.
  5. Rolls-Royce employs 55,000 people in 50 countries. Approximately 19,400 of these are engineers.
  6. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills. In 2017 we recruited 313 graduates and 339 apprentices through our worldwide training programmes.

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