Garuda & Rolls-Royce

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Garuda & Rolls-Royce
From: apakabar@igc.apc.org
Date: Thu Apr 04 1991 - 04:17:00 EST


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Source: PR Newswire. Date: 3 Apr 91. Story Type: Press
release. Original Language: English. Dateline: Reston,
Virginia. Byline: Contacts. Text: Abridged. Brief Remark:
Forwarded.


GARUDA SELECTS ROLLS-ROYCE TRENT FOR ITS A330S


Garuda Indonesia, the national airline, has selected the
Rolls-Royce Trent for its new twin-engined Airbus A330 airliners.
The airline has placed firm orders for nine aircraft powered
by Trent engines rated at 67,500 pounds of thrust and due for
delivery from 1996 to 1997.
Firm order for the Trent-powered A330s now stand at 39, with
34 further options, giving Rolls-Royce more than one-third of the
market for this aircraft.
Rolls-Royce Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman Sir Ralph
Robins signed the contract in Jakarta with M. Soeparno, president
of Garuda Indonesia, and said afterwards: "This is a particularly
significant order for the Trent, as Garuda is the second major
airline in the Pacific Rim region to select the engine for its
A330s.
"The Pacific Rim will see a tremendous growth in air transport
throughout the 1990s. This year, in particular, Garuda will play
an important role in Visit Indonesia '91 - a major tourist
campaign."
Sir Ralph said the Trent, building on the success of the RB211
family, was designed from the outset as a higher thrust engine,
rather than a modified lower thrust engine.
This will give the new generation of wide-bodied airliners
better take-off capability and lower fuel burn as well as lower
maintenance costs through good reliability.
First run of the Trent took place in August 1990 and within
two months the engine had become the first turbofan to run at
70,000 pounds
-- 5,000 pounds more than will be needed for entry into service.
Trent engines have already been selected by Cathay Pacific and
TWA for their A330s and Garuda's selection brings total orders and
options for Trent engines on the A330 and MD-11 to just under 200
since the engine was launched in 1988.
Rolls-Royce is also offering the Trent for the Boeing 777
twin- engined airliner at thrust up to 85,000 pounds.
Garuda has been a Rolls-Royce customer for many years,
operating the Dart on the Fokker 27 and the Spey on the Fokker 28.
In 1989, the airline ordered 12 twin-engined Fokker 100 airliners
powered by quiet, efficient Tay engines with deliveries beginning
in 1993.
Rolls-Royce is a world leader in the design, development and
manufacture of civil and military aviation, marine and industrial
gas turbine engines.


/CONTACT: Robert Stangarone, 703-318-9002 or Dick Dalton,
703-318-9005, both of Rolls-Royce/