Rolls-Royce said today it has signed an agreement with Airbus to provide its next-generation Trent engine for all variants of the European planemaker's new A350 XB plane.
Rolls-Royce said the contract followed a preliminary agreement announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in July. It did not give a value for the deal.
The A350 XB is Airbus's much-delayed attempt to catch up with US arch-rival Boeing, whose mid-size 787 Dreamliner project has been selling rapidly.