<div><p>British aircraft-engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Monday that it had secured orders worth two billion dollars (1.33 billion euros) from Air China and Ethiopian Airlines.</p><p>The London-listed group had already announced both orders on the first day of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday.</p><p>Air China will spend 1.5 billion dollars on Trent 700 engines for its 20 A330 long-haul jets, Rolls-Royce confirmed in an official statement to the London Stock Exchange on Monday.</p><p>"Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order for Trent 700 engines to power 20 Air China Airbus A330 aircraft," it said.</p><p>"The contract, worth 1.5 billion dollars at list prices, includes long-term TotalCare service support."</p><p>Ethiopian Airlines is spending 480 million dollars on Trent XWB for Airbus A350 planes on order, it added in a separate release.</p><p>"Ethiopian Airlines has ordered Trent XWB engines worth 480 million dollars at list prices," Rolls said.</p><p>"This order takes sales of the Trent XWB, the fastest-selling Trent engine, past 1,000."</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=63499808&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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