Rolls-Royce wins $1.2bn order from Ethiopian Airlines
Rolls-Royce has won a major order from Ethiopian Airlines to provide Trent XWB engines, built in Derby, for ten new Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Ethiopian became Africa’s first A350 operator in 2015 and currently has four of its initial 14 aircraft in service.
The new order brings Rolls-Royce's manufacturing backlog to over 1,500 engines, representing over six years of production from its facilities in the Derby and Germany.
Tewolde Gebremariam, chief executive officer, Ethiopian Airlines, said: “We have been impressed by th... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
