SAS Selects Rolls-Royce Trent 700 for New Airbus A330-300s

    LONDON, April 24 Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) today
(24 April) became the latest customer for the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family
when it announced the selection of Trent 772B engines to power its new Airbus
Industrie A330-300 aircraft fleet.  The SAS order is for four firm aircraft
and additional options.
    The potential value of the order to Rolls-Royce is around $200 million,
with the first aircraft entering service in August 2002.
    Charles Cuddington, Executive Vice President -- Airlines, Rolls-Royce,
said: "SAS has a well-founded reputation for providing high quality service.
The fact that it demands the same standards from suppliers was illustrated by
the very professional and detailed evaluation it undertook prior to this
selection.  We are proud to welcome SAS to the Trent family of customers."
    Jan Stenberg, CEO of SAS, added: "We chose the Trent 772B because it
offered a significant advantage in revenue earning capability for our A330
operation.  Its proven environmental credentials of low fuel burn and lowest
noise were major considerations, as was the Trent's capacity for thrust
growth."
    SAS will use the A330-300s mainly on routes from Scandinavia to North
American destinations.  The new fleet will replace its Pratt & Whitney powered
Boeing 767s.
    SAS becomes the 18th Trent 700 customer/operator overall, and the third
member of the Star Alliance to choose the engine following selections by Air
Canada and bmi.

    Trent 700 facts:
    -- At 72,000lb thrust, the Trent 772B is the most powerful engine
        available on the A330 series

    -- Since entering service in 1995, Trent 700s have accumulated 1.2 million
        flying hours

    -- There are currently 73 Trent 700-powered A330s in service with
        13 operators

    -- The Trent 700 has a market share of 34% of firm and option orders on
        the A330

    Notes:
    Rolls-Royce plc is a global company providing power on land, sea and air.
The company has established leading positions in civil aerospace, defence and
energy markets.  Its core gas turbine technology has created one of the
broadest product ranges of aero engines in the world, with 55,000 engines in
service in over 150 countries.  Customers include more than 500 airlines,
2,400 corporate and utility operators and more than 100 armed forces, using
both fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
    Rolls-Royce is the global leader is marine power systems with a wide range
of products and full systems integration capability.  Over 2,000 marine
customers and more than 30 navies use Rolls-Royce propulsion equipment,
including gas turbines, Bergen and Allen diesel engines, Kamewa water jets,
Kamewa Ulstein propellers, Brown Brothers stabilisers and Ulstein Aquamaster
thrusters.
    The company is investing in new products and capabilities for energy
markets that include the oil and gas industry and power generation.  It also
develops its own power projects through Rolls-Royce Power Ventures Ltd.
    Rolls-Royce pioneered gas turbine technology for aerospace, power
generation and marine propulsion and is involved in major future programmes in
these fields.  These include the Trent aero and industrial engines, the
Eurofighter Typhoon and Joint Strike Fighter combat engines, the RTM322 engine
for NH90 and EH101 helicopters, the WR21 marine engine and leading edge water
jet propulsion systems.