Rolls-Royce, is to provide Philippines airline Cebu Pacific with long term TotalCare® service support for Trent 700 engines on up to eight Airbus A330 aircraft.The contract will be worth up to $280m. Cebu Pacific will use the aircraft to launch long haul operations in the second half of 2013 and these will be the first Trent engines in the carrier's fleet.
Announcing the selection today at the Singapore Airshow, Lance Y. Gokongwei, President and Chief Executive, Cebu Pacific, said: "The A330s willenable Cebu Pacificto launch long-haul operations to destinations where large Filipino populations reside, such as Europe, the Middle East, Oceania and the United States. The fleet's Trent 700s and TotalCare® service support will therefore be important strategic enablers for the expansion of our business."
Bruce Blythe, Rolls-Royce, Senior Vice President - Civil Aerospace, said: "We are delighted Cebu Pacific has put its trust in our market leading Trentengine technology. We are pleased to welcome Cebu to the growing family of Trent operators and look forward to supporting the airline in the next phase of its growth."
Source: Rolls-Royce
Background:
IATA
| ICAO
| Callsign
|
5J
| CEB | CEBU AIR |
Cebu Pacific operates the most extensive network in the Philippines with 19 international destinations and 33 domestic destinations.
Parent company
| JG Summit Holdings, Inc. |
Headquarters
| Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City, Philippines |
| Key people | John Gokongwei, Jr. (Chairman Emeritus), Ricardo J. Romulo (Chairman), Lance Gokongwei (President and CEO) |
Cebu Pacific fleet
| Airbus A319-100 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 150 | Domestic and International | 2005 |
| Airbus A320-200 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 179
180 | Domestic and International | 2005 |
| Airbus A321neo | 0 | 30 | 10 | 220 | Domestic and International | 2017 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 300 | International | 2013 |
| ATR 72-500 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 72 | Domestic | 2008 |
| Total | 38 | 63 | 18 | |
CEB's international destinations are Bangkok (Thailand), Beijing (China), Brunei, Busan (Korea), Guangzhou, Hanoi (Vietnam), Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon (Seoul, Korea), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Macau, Osaka (Japan), Shanghai, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.
Official website cebupacificair.com
EU Blacklist
Cebu Air is listed on the European Union's Banned List of Airlines, the current release dated 21.11.2011: Annex A: List of Banned Air Carriers, Operators & Airlines.
Full List HERE