Italian operator Neos has been disclosed as a customer for three Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787-8s.

The carrier is to lease the jets from AerCap and Rolls-Royce states that the powerplant agreement had already been recorded in its order book.

Neos will also benefit from a long-term engine service support pact with the manufacturer.

"These aircraft will be our first new widebodies, powered by our first Rolls-Royce engines," says Neos technical director Marco Brusa.

Neos has a fleet of Boeing 737s and 767s which it deploys on services within Italy as well as to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

Source: Cirium Dashboard