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Rolls-Royce Trent 700 selected by IAFC

Rolls-Royce has been selected by International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) to provide Trent 700 engines for 20 A330 Regional aircraft, in a deal worth $930m.

The Trent 700 is the market leader on the A330 with more than 60% of new orders over the last three years. The Trent 700 now accounts for 90% of A330 freighters in service and on order.

Moulay Omar Alaoui, International AirFinance Corporation, President and CEO, said: "We selected the Trent 700 as the best solution in terms of economics and reliability."

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Eric Schulz, Rolls-Royce, President - Civil Large Engines, said: "We welcome our customer's confidence in the Trent 700 as the best solution for fuel burn, emissions and noise performance as well as delivering unrivalled reliability for Middle East operations."

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