ANA SELECTS ROLLS-ROYCE TO POWER BOEING 7E7 FLEET

13 October, 2004

               ANA SELECTS ROLLS-ROYCE TO POWER BOEING 7E7 FLEET               

Rolls-Royce announced today (13 October) that Japan's ANA (All Nippon Airways)
had chosen the Trent 1000 engine to power its new, flagship fleet of 50 Boeing
7E7 Dreamliners.

The value of the deal is $1 billion (£560 million).

As launch customer for the 7E7, ANA's decision establishes the Trent 1000 as
the lead engine for the aircraft's development programme. Entry into service is
scheduled for 2008.

Charles Cuddington, Managing Director - Airlines, at Rolls-Royce, described the
Trent 1000 selection as "a significant strategic development for Rolls-Royce in
Japan".

"I'm delighted to welcome back ANA as a Rolls-Royce customer. As launch
customer for the 7E7, ANA is showing itself to be an industry leader. It's a
powerful vote of confidence in Rolls-Royce which recognises our ability to
bring new, low-risk products to market through consistent, successful
development programmes," he added.

ANA Senior Executive Vice President Mineo Yamamoto, said: "Our evaluation rated
Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 highly in terms of safety, reliability and low
environmental impact, as well as recognising its fuel efficiency and overall
economics. We feel it is an innovative design which best meets ANA's criteria."

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI)
have joined the Trent 1000 programme as risk and revenue sharing partners
(RRSPs). MHI will have a 7 per cent share of the programme by supplying the
engine's combustor and low-pressure turbine blades, while KHI's 8.5 per cent
share involves an agreement to assemble and supply the intermediate pressure
compressor module. Discussions are continuing with other potential RRSPs.

In the only other engine decision announced to date, Air New Zealand also chose
the Trent 1000 for its Boeing 7E7s.

Preliminary design of the Trent 1000 will be completed by the end of the year,
with first engine run scheduled for Spring 2006. Engine certification is due in
mid 2007, followed by flight testing later that year, and entry into service in
Spring 2008.

The Trent 1000 is the fifth member of the Trent series, the first of which
entered service in 1995. By the time the Trent 1000 flies with ANA, previous
versions of the Trent will have accumulated around 35 million flying hours.

All Trent engines share the unique three-shaft design common to all
Rolls-Royce's large engines. They are developed using a derivative approach,
incorporating the best existing, proven technologies into new variants,
alongside latest innovations from

Rolls-Royce research and development programmes.

For further information contact:

Martin Johnson

Vice President, Communications

Rolls-Royce plc

PO Box 31

Derby DE24 8BJ

UK

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