*BA opts for Rolls-Royce engines* * *
*British Airways opted on Thursday for Rolls-Royce engines for the Airbus A380 super jumbos it has on order, only weeks after one of its Trent 900 models failed disastrously on a Qantas flight.* * * *This for Boeing 787 planes, under trials now!!!* * * *Rolls-Royce said the deal, confirming an initial accord in 2007, covers Trent 900 and Trent 1000 engines for the carriers A380s and Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.* * * *The contract would be worth more than $US5 billion ($A5.01 billion) at list prices.* *Analysts said the deal represented a major vote of confidence in Rolls-Royce which came under intense pressure after a Qantas A380 was forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore with 466 people on board in early November.* * * *British Airways has 19 A380s on order, including seven options, plus 42 787s, which includes 18 options.* * *
