Gulf Air Signs 5-Year TotalCare Service Extension Agreement with Rolls-Royce

Gulf Air has signed a five-year agreement to extend Rolls-Royce TotalCare support for its fleet of six Airbus A330 aircraft powered by Trent 700 engines.

The agreement, worth just over $100 million, extends the previous 5-year agreement that was signed in 2009.

Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Al Musallam, said, “We are happy to extend our agreement with Rolls-Royce thanks to the support offered by TotalCare over the past fourteen years. In addition to maximizing engine availability, essential towards meeting high fleet utilization targets, TotalCare also allows and provides forward visibility of service costs, facilitating tighter fiscal control, increasingly important as Gulf Air transitions from a period of restructuring to one of development.”

The relationship between Gulf Air and Rolls-Royce stretches back to 1966, when the airline ordered a Dart-powered Fokker 27 aircraft and subsequently the RB211 engines for its Tristar Fleet.

In 1999 Gulf Air operated its first A330, and today the airline operates a fleet of six A330s. The aircraft, which service Gulf Air’s long-haul destinations in Europe and Asia, are integral to the airline’s fleet.

Globally, more than 90% of Trent engines in service and on order are covered by TotalCare. The Trent 700, is specifically designed for the A330.