ジェットエンジン　[Jet Engine]コミュのエアチャイナがトレント1000をB787用エンジンに選定

エアチャイナ（中国国際航空公司）がロールスロイスTrent1000エンジンを同社が購入する15機のB787用エンジンとして採用した。
中国の航空会社がTrent1000を採用するのは初めてであり、デリバリーは2008年の予定。
エアチャイナは今年Trent700搭載のA330のデリバリーを受け始めたばかりであり、また、RB211-535搭載のB757の運航実績もある。


以下はRRのプレスリリースです。


Trent to power Dreamliner fleet for China’s flag carrier
13 September 2006

Air China has chosen Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to power its new fleet of 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

The deal, which marks the Trent 1000’s first selection by a Chinese carrier, is valued at $800 million, including a long-term TotalCare® maintenance agreement. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in June 2008.

Mr Li Jiaxiang, Chairman of Air China, said: “The decision to select the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 was taken after a careful evaluation and successful negotiation. It meets the operational requirements of our Boeing 787 fleet, and the choice will be beneficial to Air China’s development. Air China and Rolls-Royce have a well established collaborative relationship, and we believe that this relationship will broaden in future.”

Simon Robertson, Chairman of Rolls-Royce, said: “Success in the world’s fastest growing aviation market carries a high level of strategic importance, and this announcement by the national airline sends a very positive message.

“Having also selected a different version of the Trent for its Airbus A330s, Air China has re-confirmed its faith in the Trent series by this latest decision. We’re delighted that the programme’s launch order in China comes from the country’s flag carrier.”

Air China began taking deliveries this year of 20 Trent 700-powered A330s. The airline also operates Boeing 757s with Rolls-Royce RB211-535 engines.

Rolls-Royce engines are in service with ten Chinese airlines, including those based in Hong Kong and Macao.