Rolls-Royce announced an agreement with Synergy Aerospace, part of the Synergy Group Corp. of South America, for Trent XWB engines to power its next-generation widebody fleet of 10 firm and up to 10 option A350 XWB aircraft, due for delivery from 2015.
The business has a potential value of $880 million at engine list prices. Synergy Aerospace is a holding company for three airlines – Avianca in Colombia, OceanAir in Brazil and Vipsa in Ecuador.