Rolls-Royce Secures £900 Million in New Orders and Maintenance Agreements

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Rolls-Royce has announced a significant surge in new orders and maintenance agreements worth nearly £900 million. The company has secured contracts with Embraer, Continental Express, Swift Aviation Services, and Executive Jet Aviation, among others, for its AE 3007A1 series engines. These agreements are expected to play a crucial role in powering the next generation of commercial aircraft.

Key Takeaways:

  • Rolls-Royce has won a series of new orders and maintenance agreements worth nearly £900 million, with a total of £660 million coming from Embraer and Continental Express for AE 3007A1 series engines.
  • The order involves 75 long-range ERJ 145XR regional jets and includes an option for another 100 aircraft for engine maintenance with Continental Express.
  • Arizona-based Swift Aviation Services has placed 25 firm orders and 25 options for the company's AE 3007A1 series engines for the ECJ 135 business aircraft, worth around £100 million.
  • Rolls has signed a £68 million agreement with Executive Jet Services for engine maintenance on the company's fleet of Cessna Citation X aircraft.
  • Rolls-Royce believes there will be a requirement for more than 200,000 Trent engines during the next 20 years, with a potential order book worth £132 billion.
  • The company has also reached agreement with Airbus Industrie to offer the Trent 700 on the new A330-100 twin jet due to enter service in 2003.
  • Boeing has predicted that the number of passenger aircraft worldwide will double over the next 20 years, with a requirement for more than 22,000 new aircraft.
  • Airlines are set to invest £1,000 billion in new planes, with air travel predicted to grow by 4.8% a year.

Statistics:

  • £590 million: The total value of orders and maintenance agreements secured by Rolls-Royce with Embraer and Continental Express.
  • £100 million: The value of orders secured by Swift Aviation Services for the ECJ 135 business aircraft.
  • £68 million: The value of the agreement signed by Rolls-Royce with Executive Jet Services for engine maintenance on the Cessna Citation X aircraft.
  • £200,000: The estimated number of Trent engines required over the next 20 years.
  • £132 billion: The potential order book worth for Rolls-Royce Trent engines.
  • 32,000: The projected number of jets in the world fleet by 2019.
  • 4.8%: The annual growth rate in air travel predicted over the next 20 years.

Sources:

  • "Rolls-Royce wins £900m in new orders and maintenance agreements." _The Guardian_, July 2001.
  • "Boeing predicts 22,000 new aircraft over 20 years." _The Financial Times_, July 2001.
  • "Airbus lands £5bn order for 87 aircraft." _The Daily Telegraph_, July 2001.