Qatar Airways Selects Rolls-Royce TotalCare for Trent-Powered A340 Fleet

Qatar Airways has signed a long-term TotalCare agreement to support its fleet of four Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered Airbus A340-600s and one VIP-configured Airbus A340-500.

Qatar Airways has announced an order for 80 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, all powered by the Trent XWB, in June 2007. The airline will take 20 A350-800s, 40 A350-900s and 20 of the largest family variant, the A350-1000.

A single version of the Trent XWB, currently the only engine available for the A350XWB, will be capable of powering all aircraft in the series.

Akbar Al-Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, said: “The Trent 500 has proven itself since entering service and the level of support offered by Rolls-Royce through its TotalCare package will only further enhance our operations.”