Rolls Royce, British industry producing engines, today announced it has been selected by the Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways to supply Trent 700 engines for the new Airbus ACJ-330 (seeAVIONEWS for the new nomenclature) to be delivered between 2012 and 2013 (seeAVIONEWS). 

The contract also includes the customer service "Total Care", and all it amounts to about 150 million dollars. 

Spokespersons from both parties greeted with satisfaction the first agreement signed between Rolls Royce and TransAsia and, in particular, Vincent Lin, president of the carrier, said he has chosen the UK industry as a partner for the start of the new era of wide-body aircraft for TransAsia. 
(Avionews)