SHANGHAI: Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc will bid to provide engines for a new wide-body jetliner that China is developing with Russia, the China Daily newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the British engineering company.
The newspaper, citing Rolls-Royce’s chief technology officer Paul Stein, said the first round of bidding to supply the CR929 liner with engines was expected to begin in May.
Chinese state planemaker Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, which is developing the jet with Russia’s United Aircraft Corp, issued the request for a proposal to engine makers in December.
“We are taking it very seriously. We want to be the engine provider. The CR929 will invite a lot of positive competition and innovative opportunities to the aviation industry,” Stein was quoted as saying in Beijing.
The newspaper also said that Rolls-Royce, the world’s No 2 maker of aircraft engines behind US group General Electric, has been in talks about potential cooperation opportunities with Chinese firms, including aero engine manufacturers, without providing further details.— AFP
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