Emirates has confirmed it is taking Rolls-Royce Trent 900s for 50 Airbus A380s.
It values the agreement at $9.2 billion.
Delivery of the aircraft will begin in late 2016.
The deal is the largest non-defence contract awarded to a UK firm, claims Emirates president Tim Clark.
Emirates disclosed the deal at an event in London.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
The engine-maker says the successful demonstration involved a GE Aerospace CT7 turboshaft engine combined with internally-produced electric machine and power electronics.
Panama’s Copa Airlines has cut four destinations from its network and again pushed back fleet growth plans due to a shortage of new jets from Boeing.
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect horizontal stabiliser hardware on Boeing 787s due to components possibly being assembled incorrectly by the company during manufacturing.
