At the fifth China International Import Expo
(CIIE) in Shanghai earlier this month, China Eastern Airlines
signed a 5-year TotalCare Life service agreement with Rolls-Royce
for 10 A330 aircraft powered by Trent 700 engines.
Covering off-wing repair and overhaul, TotalCare is designed to
deliver enhanced aircraft availability and provide operational support and maintenance cost certainty for
airlines by transferring time on wing and maintenance cost risk
to Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines already power more than 50 China Eastern Airbus A330
aircraft in service.
Shaokun Song, CEO, Eastern Airlines Technics (Eastec),
said, “As the world’s seventh largest airline, China Eastern has a
fleet of over 780 aircraft. The Airbus A330 and Rolls-Royce Trent
700 combination helps us maintain a good and stable operation.
This extended TotalCare agreement will ensure the best engine
availability of our Trent 700 and less aircraft on-ground time,
improve operation efficiency and reduce cost, while providing
unparalleled experience to passengers onboard.”
The Trent 700, which has accumulated more than 68
million flying hours of experience, has a 99.9% dispatch rate and
the longest time on wing of any A330 engine option.
The Trent 700 also delivers the highest thrust
available on the A330, producing the greatest take-off
performance, range and payload capability, all of which equate to
superior revenue-generating potential for operators.
“We are proud to have signed this service
agreement with China Eastern to provide extended TotalCare service
following our 15-year cooperation for the Care of Trent 700,” said
Troy Wang, SVP, Customers Greater China, Civil Aerospace,
Rolls-Royce. “China Eastern operates one of the world’s largest
A330 fleets, all powered by our Trent 700 engines. Delivering
world-class services to our customers is at the core of our
business, and this extended service agreement demonstrates our
strengthened support to China Eastern as the Chinese aviation
market recovers. Our industry-leading TotalCare service will
ensure the optimal lifetime performance of the fleet, thus
delivering best value for our customer.”
