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(2000), "Rolls-Royce wins Boeing 777 engine order", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 72 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2000.12772bab.057
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2000, MCB UP Limited
Rolls-Royce wins Boeing 777 engine order
Rolls-Royce wins Boeing 777 engine order
Keywords: Rolls-Royce, Boeing, Aero engines
Rolls-Royce plc has been selected by El Al, Israel's national carrier, to supply Trent 895 engines for three Boeing 777 aircraft which are on firm order. El Al's US$75 million order brings the Rolls-Royce market share to 44 per cent on the 777 with orders for more than 250 aircraft worldwide.
John Cheffins, Managing Director - Airlines at Rolls-Royce, said:
This order reaffirms the Trent as the engine of choice for the 777 with 11 customers. It further extends a long-established relationship with El Al which has developed over many years.
Tel Aviv based ElAl will operate the 95,000lb thrust Trent 895 powered Boeing 777s on its long-haul network to destinations including New York, Chicago, Hong Kong and London. Aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin in January 2001.
Joel Feldschuh, President of El Al, said:
El Al is proud to continue its ongoing relationship with Rolls-Royce with the purchase of Trent powered 777s. We are extremely pleased with the reliability and performance of Roll-Royce products.
El Al's fleet of aircraft includes nine Boeing 757 aircraft, powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-535 engines, which entered into service with the carrier in the mid-1980s.