THAI orders Rolls-Royce engines
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Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a share of an order from Thai Airways International for V2500 engines to power five purchased and six leased Airbus A320 series aircraft.
The contract includes a long-term engine maintenance agreement. The value of the contract to Rolls-Royce is over US$75 million.
In a statement released on Nov 15, the company said that deliveries will commence in 2012 and THAI will employ the new V2500s to support the creation of a new low-cost regional carrier, THAI Smile.
