Trent 900 Problem Cost Rolls GBP56 million

Robert Wall wall@aviationweek.com
LONDON

Rolls-Royce 2010 earnings were hit by the uncontained engine failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas A380 last year, with the financial result of the commercial engines group hit by GBP56 million.

The company says that “a modest level of additional costs may be incurred in 2011.” The earnings hit already taken in 2010 also reflects settlement costs to customers that may ...

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