Rolls Royce Inks Deal With IndiGo For 60 Engines

SamApril 26, 20242 Mins read449

Rolls-Royce has announced that IndiGo has agreed to place an order for 60 Trent XWB-84 engines. This is the first ever agreement for Rolls-Royce with India’s leading airline.

Under the deal, the health and maintenance of the engines will be covered by Rolls-Royce’s comprehensive TotalCare service.The new order will power the airline’s expansion plans, particularly its growing footprint on international routes.

Speaking on the announcement, Ewen McDonald, Chief Customer Officer of Rolls Royce said, “This substantial order from IndiGo for our Trent XWB-84 engines is a great win for Rolls-Royce. It re-affirms the position of the Trent XWB as the future-ready, engine of choice among airline operators. India is an important market for Rolls-Royce. The future promises to be exciting, with significant infrastructure developments and further growth expected in air travel.”

“We are grateful to IndiGo for placing their trust in us and we look forward to partnering with them on this journey. Together we will reach more destinations, serve more customers and capture the opportunities of this exciting market,” he added.

As the world’s most efficient large aero engine in service, the technologically advanced Trent XWB, which is assembled in Derby, UK, is also well-positioned to help fast track IndiGo’s sustainability journey. With a 15% fuel consumption advantage over the first generation of Trent engines, the Trent XWB goes further on less fuel and offers leading performance and noise levels. It is also certified to operate on a 50% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend today and has been proven to be compatible with 100% SAF for the future.

Ewen McDonald Rolls Royce — Ewen McDonald, Chief Customer Officer, Rolls Royce

Pieter Elbers, CEO, IndiGo Airlines sais that “We are delighted to partner with Rolls-Royce for their future-ready Trent XWB engines as we expand our widebody aircraft fleet with an agreement to order a new fleet of A350-900 aircraft. We have immense trust in the reliability and efficiency offered by Rolls-Royce’s Trent engines and we believe it will reinforce our vision to connect the length and breadth of India to the world.”

Pieter Elbers Indigo CEO — Pieter Elbers, CEO, IndiGo

TotalCare is designed to provide operational certainty for customers by transferring time on wing and maintenance cost risk back to Rolls-Royce. This industry-leading premium service offering is supported by data delivered through the Rolls-Royce advanced engine health monitoring system, which helps provide customers with increased operational availability, reliability and efficiency.