The delivery marks the latest stage of an on-going fleet renewal programme for SAA.
The Trent 500 is the sole engine for the higher capacity A340-600 and the ultra-long-range A340-500 and more than 400 engines have been ordered to date by 13 customers and operators.
Ralph Murphy, Director of Middle East and African Affairs, Rolls-Royce plc, said: "We are delighted to be part of the celebrations which mark the delivery of the first aircraft in this new fleet. South African Airways and Rolls-Royce have built up an excellent partnership that spans more than four decades. This relationship has been further strengthened by the recent signing of aTotal Care service agreement which has entrusted Rolls-Royce with the long-term health of the Trent 500 fleet."
Rolls-Royce has supplied engines to SAA since the 1960s, when
the Dart entered service on its Vickers Viscounts.
With in-service thrust ratings of 53,000 - 56,000lb, the Trent 500 was certificated at 60,000lb, allowing a comfortable margin for future growth. As the third member of the Trent family to enter service, the Trent 500 builds on five million flying hours already accumulated by the Trent 700 on the A330 and the Trent 800 with the Boeing 777.
The Trent 500 completed an exemplary development programme, achieving all targets on or ahead of schedule. Development engines accumulated over 5,000 engine flying hours during flight testing.
Firm and option orders have been placed for nearly 1,600 Trent series engines powering the A340-600 and -500, A380, A330 and Boeing 777 by a total of 39 customers and operators. The Trent family has a market share of over 50 per cent on new-generation widebody airliners.
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Rolls-Royce Trent 500 powers delivery of first A340-600 for SAA
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, January 28 - 2003 at 15:25
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Rolls-Royce announced recently that the first of nine A340-600s powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines had been delivered to South African Airways (SAA) at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse.
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