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9 July 2009

            ROLLS-ROYCE ANNOUNCES AIR NEW ZEALAND TRENT 1000 ORDERS            

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is to power Air New Zealand's
order of Boeing 787-9 aircraft with Trent 1000 engines, including a TotalCare®
long-term service agreement.

The order will take the number of Air New Zealand Trent 1000-powered 
Boeing 787-9 aircraft to eight firm and eight options, following the initial 
selection of the same engines for four firm aircraft in 2004.

The 787 is expected to produce 20 per cent less CO2, 40 per cent less NOx and
50 per cent less noise than current generation aircraft.

Jim Sheard, Rolls-Royce Senior Vice President - Asia Pacific and Africa, said:
"I am delighted that Air New Zealand has confirmed its commitment to Trent 1000
technology. The addition of our TotalCare® long term service agreement will
provide a comprehensive support and monitoring package, enabling our customer
to better manage business costs."

Air New Zealand also operates eight Trent 800-powered Boeing 777s and two
RB211-powered Boeing 747s.

Rolls-Royce has a leading 50 per cent market share on modern, widebody
aircraft, with more than 1,500 Trent engines in service on more than 550
aircraft and a further 2,500 on order. Each of the six members of the Trent
family have either been the first or launch engine on the airframe, or have
gone on to take the leading market share.

Notes to Editors:

 1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use
    on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global
    markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. In each of
    these sectors, Rolls-Royce offers value-added long-term service agreements 
    for customers and operators.

 2. In 2008, Rolls-Royce and its partners invested £885 million on research and
    development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the
    environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of noise 
    and emissions.

 3. Annual sales were £9.1 billion in 2008, of which 52 per cent came from
    services revenues. The firm and announced order book at the end of 2008
    stood at £55.5 billion, providing visibility of future levels of activity.
   
 4. TotalCare®, tailored for individual operators, offers a range of services
    from Rolls-Royce covering all aspects of asset management in support of its 
    Civil Aerospace products. Building on the company's knowledge, experience 
    and infrastructure, these services include elements such as predictive 
    maintenance, logistics management, and global repair and overhaul offerings. 
    TotalCare® can remove uncertainties from engine management and improve 
    operational reliability for operators through a mutually aligned business 
    relationship.

 5. Air New Zealand has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 893 engines to power its
    Boeing 777 aircraft and Trent 1000 engines for its Boeing 787 fleet. The
    airline's A320 aircraft are also powered by Rolls-Royce partnership V2500
    engines. Today more than half of the installed engines in the New Zealand
    Defence Force are from Rolls-Royce.

For further information please contact:

Mark Alflatt
Rolls-Royce plc
Director of Financial Communications
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Amanda Price
Rolls-Royce plc
Investor Relations Manager
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