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Rolls-Royce welcomes the first A350F customer in the Americas, as Atlas Air Worldwide orders 40 Trent XWB-97 engines to power 20 A350F | Rolls-Royce

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Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces Atlas Air Worldwide has agreed to place an order for 40 Trent XWB-97 engines that will power 20 Airbus A350F freighter aircraft. The fleet will be covered by Rolls-Royce’s comprehensive TotalCare service that will cover the health and maintenance of the engines.

Rob Watson, President – Civil Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, said:

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This announcement is another endorsement of the Trent XWB-97’s proven reliability. It’s the largest order of the Trent XWB-97 powered Airbus A350F to date and the biggest aircraft order in Atlas’ history.

“We thank Atlas for its trust in Rolls-Royce and look forward to supporting these new aircraft when they enter service.”

Michael Steen, Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide, said:

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We are proud to become the first customer of the Trent XWB-97 powered Airbus A350F in the Americas.

“This order reflects our commitment to maintaining the industry’s most modern and efficient widebody fleet to best serve our customers worldwide. We are confident in the Trent XWB-97 and A350F combination and are pleased to add Airbus and Rolls-Royce to our supplier base.”

The Trent XWB-97 has proven its reliability and durability over eight years of service and more than four million engine flying hours. It has received the first two of its three durability enhancement packages. The third phase, which will enter service in 2028, doubles time on wing in challenging environments and provides 50% improvement in benign conditions.

TotalCare is designed to provide operational certainty for customers by transferring time on wing and maintenance cost risk back to Rolls-Royce. This industry-leading, premium service offering is supported by Rolls-Royce’s advanced engine health monitoring system, which helps provide customers with increased operational availability, reliability and efficiency.

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
  1. Rolls-Royce is a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. Our products and service packages help our customers meet the growing need for power across multiple industries; enable governments to equip their armed forces with the power required to protect their citizens; and connect people, societies, cultures and economies together.
  2. Rolls-Royce has a local presence in 47 countries and customers in over a hundred more, including airlines and aircraft leasing companies, armed forces and navies, and marine and industrial customers.
  3. Through our multi-year transformation programme, we are building a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing Rolls-Royce. We are building the financial capacity and agility to allow us to successfully develop and deliver the products that will support our customers through the energy transition.
  4. Annual underlying revenue was £20.1 billion in 2025, and underlying operating profit was £3.46 billion.
  5. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a publicly traded company (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69).
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About Atlas Air Worldwide
  1. Atlas Air Worldwide is the world’s leader in outsourced aviation logistics. The Company is the parent of Atlas Air, Inc., Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc., and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. With approximately 5,000 employees, the Atlas Air Worldwide companies serve a diversified customer roster across the global supply chain in more than 300 destinations in 90 countries. Together, they operate the world’s largest fleet of 747 freighter aircraft and provide customers the broadest array of Boeing 747, 777, 767 and Airbus A350F (coming in 2029) freighters.

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