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Emirates Airline signs $9.2bn order with Rolls-Royce

Emirates Airline signs $9.2bn order with Rolls-Royce
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UAE's Emirates Airline has announced signing a 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 begin entering service in 2016. The deal, the largest ever for Rolls-Royce and one of the largest ever export orders for a UK-based company, is part of Emirates’ ongoing investment into the UK and Europe, according to state news agency WAM.

The partnership marks a significant milestone for aviation manufacturing in the region, securing jobs across Rolls-Royce’s supply chain, from Bristol to Scotland. It will further support trade ties between the UK and the United Arab Emirates, building on the estimated $13.4 billion of bilateral trade recorded in 2013.

"Rolls-Royce is a key partner for Emirates and we have been impressed with its commitment to continual improvements in the economic and operational performance of the Trent 900. These improvements have been decisive factors in our selection of the product for 50 of our A380s. 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,” said Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline.