Emirates signs biggest ever Rolls-Royce deal

Emirates signs biggest ever Rolls-Royce deal

Emirates is forking out the big bucks for its new deal with Rolls-Royce.

The airline has announced an historic $9.2 billion deal with Rolls-Royce for Trent 900 engines and a long-term TotalCare package.

The engines will be used to power 50 Airbus A380s ordered at the Dubai Air Show in 2013, which will take off in 2016.

The deal is the biggest ever for Rolls-Royce, and one of the largest ever export orders for a UK based company, and marks an ongoing investment of Emirates into the UK and Europe.

The partnership is a milestone for aviation manufacturing in the region, and further backs trade ties between the UK and UAE, building on the estimated $13.4 billion of bilateral trade recorded in 2013.

Emirates’ president Tim Clark said Rolls-Royce continues to improve and impress the airline.

“These improvements have been decisive factors in our selection of the product for 50 of our A380s,” he said.

“Today’s announcement is significant not only because it cements the partnership between Emirates and Rolls-Royce, but also because of the large and sustained economic impact that this will have on aviation manufacturing in the UK and Europe.”

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And Rolls-Royce’s CEO John Rishton agrees that the marriage of the two companies has been extremely beneficial to both parties.

“Rolls-Royce has been proud to have been part of this success, powering Emirates aircraft since 1996. We are delighted that Emirates has again placed its trust in our technology, with the biggest order in our history,” he said.

Airbus’ president and CEO Fabrice Brégier said the company sees a long and bright future for the A380.

“This year we are celebrating the 10th anniversary year of the A380’s first flight and we would like to congratulate Emirates for continuing to place the A380 at the centre of their future growth plans,” he said.

The A380 program sits at the heart of Emirates’ growth strategy, with 60 A380s currently in operation, and a further 80 in the pipeline, making Emirates easily the largest purchaser of the aircraft.

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