Philippine Airlines selects Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for A330 jetliners

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has selected Rolls-Royce to provide Trent 700 engines worth $1.4bn to power its 20 Airbus A330 aircraft.

The agreement marks the first selection of Trent engines by Philippine Airlines and includes long-term TotalCare service support.

The Trent 700 engines will power Philippine Airlines’ aircraft that were announced by Airbus in 2012.

Philippine Airlines president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said that the carrier has selected the Trent 700 for its fleet expansion following a thorough evaluation of options.

"The engine will provide market-leading environmental performance, with low-emissions, noise and fuel burn," Ang said.

"The level of support offered by Rolls-Royce through TotalCare provides us with the ideal opportunity to effectively manage our engine maintenance and overhaul costs."

Rolls-Royce Civil Large Engines president Eric Schulz said: "We look forward to a long and successful relationship with Philippine Airlines as we deliver Trent 700s that will power its A330 fleet in the exciting and fast-growing Asia-Pacific market, supported with a comprehensive TotalCare package."

Meanwhile, Oman Air selected the Trent 700 engines worth $200m, to power three Airbus A330 aircraft.

Oman Air currently operates seven Airbus A330 aircraft, with all powered by Trent 700s.

Specifically designed for the Airbus A330, the Trent 700 engines have logged 70% of new orders over the past four years and to date Rolls-Royce has more than 1,400 Trent 700 engines either in service or on order.

In addition, United Airlines has selected Trent XWB engines to power ten Airbus A350 XWB-1000 aircraft and is set to convert 25 A350-900 aircraft, which was announced in 2009, to the A350-1000 variant.

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Image: A Trent 700 engine selected by Philippine Airlines. Photo: courtesy of Rolls-Royce plc.