Skymark Airlines signs $1billion order for Trent 900s

Skymark Airlines selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine to power six Airbus A380s it has on order. The order is worth $1 billion at list prices and includes TotalCare service support; the Japanese airline had signed a letter of intent for the engines in September 2011. Skymark has also signed a letter of intent for Trent 700 engines to power up to 10 leased Airbus A330s, making it the first carrier in Japan to select both Trent engine types. Both aircraft types are slated to enter ...