17th Aug 2005 08:18
17 August, 2005 ROLLS-ROYCE SHARES IN V2500 ENGINE ORDER BY LAN CHILE Rolls-Royce has won new business in South America as its share of an order fromLAN Airlines of Chile for V2500 engines to power up to 40 Airbus A320 seriesaircraft.Today's announcement involves 18 firm aircraft plus 22 options, and is inaddition to a previously announced order by Santiago-based LAN for 20V2500-powered A320 family airliners.Rolls-Royce is a senior shareholder in the International Aero Engines (IAE)consortium which produces the V2500. IAE's other partners are Pratt & Whitneyof the United States, MTU Aero Engines of Germany and the Japanese Aero EnginesCorporation.The V2500, which has a thrust range from 22,000 to 33,000lb, is installed onthe Airbus A319, A320, A321 and A319 Corporate Jet.More than 1,050 V2500-powered aircraft have been delivered, and the worldwidefleet has accumulated over 33 million flying hours.For further information:Martin JohnsonVice President, Communications - Civil AerospaceRolls-RoyceTel: +44 (0)1332 269911Fax: +44 (0)1332 269540Email: [email protected] GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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