Rolls-Royce powers regional fleet expansion for Cathay Pacific

Keywords: Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Boeing, Expansion

It is reported that Rolls-Royce Trent engines have again been selected by Cathay Pacific Airways to power new firm orders for three Airbus A330s and three Boeing 777s. The order is said to reflect the ongoing involvement of Rolls-Royce in the airline's regional fleet expansion plans.

The list price of the engine business to Rolls-Royce is $150 million.

Both types of wide-bodied twinjet will be used on Cathay Pacific's regional route network throughout Asia-Pacific. The A330s will be powered by 72,000lb thrust Trent 700 engines while their Boeing 777s will be equipped with Trent 800s, rated at 84,000lb take-off thrust.

Cathay Pacific also operates 24 Boeing 747-400s powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-524G/H-T engines. Later this year Cathay Pacific will become the Asian launch customer when it takes delivery of the first of three Airbus A340-600 ultra-long-range four-engined airliners for which a third Trent variant, the Trent 500, is the sole powerplant.