By Ed Ballard
LONDON--U.K. enginemaker Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (RR.LN) said
Wednesday that Azul Brazilian Airlines S/A plans to operate 11
Airbus aircraft powered by its engines.
The low-cost Brazilian airline also signed a $400 million engine
services contract, Rolls Royce said in a statement.
Azul will operate six Airbus A330-200 and five Airbus A350-900
XWB planes, powered by Trent 700 and Trent XWB engines
respectively.
The aircraft will be the first wide-body jets operated by Azul,
which was founded in 2008.
At 1309 GMT, Rolls Royce shares were down 6 pence, or 0.5%, at
1,041 pence.
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