Dakar, Senegal, January 31, 2019//-Rolls-Royce today joined delegates from the Government of Sénégal and Airbus at a ceremony celebrating Air Sénégal’s first Trent 7000 powered A330neo aircraft.
Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Sénégal, led the celebration and welcomed Air Sénégal’s first wide body aircraft at Blaise-Diagne International Airport, Dakar.
The Trent 7000 entered service in November 2018. It is the seventh member of the Rolls-Royce Trent family, and the exclusive engine for the new Airbus A330neo.
The engine draws on more than 50 million hours of flying experience from the Trent 700, which currently powers more than 800 A330s flying with 83 operators worldwide.
The 68-72,000lb thrust Trent 7000 delivers a step change in performance as well as economics compared to the Trent 700. The Trent 7000 improves specific fuel consumption by 10%, and is significantly quieter than its predecessor.
At the ceremony, Rolls-Royce signed a contract to provide its flagship TotalCare® support service to Air Sénégal. The contract covers long-term engine maintenance services throughout the operation of the engine with Air Sénégal, the provision of spare engines, and the supply of parts.
This agreement will secure the cost of operating and maintaining Air Sénégal’s Trent 7000 engines, as well as providing advanced engine health monitoring.
Philippe Bohn, CEO Air Sénégal said: “Today is an exciting day as we welcome the new addition to our growing fleet, this fantastic Airbus A330-900.
With this aircraft and the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, Air Sénégal will have the right equipment to pursue its strategy of sustainable growth to serve its customers and support Sénégal’s ambitions to improve connectivity with Europe, Africa and the rest of the world.”
Kevin Evans, Rolls-Royce, Vice President – Customers, said, “Welcome to Air Sénégal, who join the growing family of operators of Rolls-Royce powered aircraft in Africa.
This magnificent aircraft, with its technologically advanced and fuel efficient Trent 7000 engines, will enable Air Sénégal to achieve its vision of delivering a first class service to its customers.”
African Eye Report
