Rolls-Royce Wednesday said that a Latin American carriers, LAN Airlines, has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 to power a new fleet of up to 41 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The potential value of the engine order and service contract to Rolls-Royce is over $2.4bn at catalogue prices.
The order, which is the first LAN has placed with Rolls-Royce, covers engines for 26 firm and 15 option aircraft with deliveries commencing in 2012.
In addition, the engines will be supported under a long-term TotalCare service agreement.
The Trent 1000 is the launch engine for all versions of the 787 Dreamliner, which enters service in 2008.
The engine has, like all Trents before, achieved on-time certification from the airworthiness authorities for all variants of the 787 and continues to set the pace on the 787 programme - first engine to run and first engine to be certified.