Exclusive: Airbus poised to revamp A330 with Rolls-Royce

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Exclusive: Airbus poised to revamp A330 with Rolls-Royce

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-airbus-poised-revamp-a330-rolls-royce-191319867--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lwuBYfweKcu8EFm3SOvXNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-26T191319Z_1006950002_LYNXMPEA5P0S7_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-AIRBUS-A330.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Visitors walk past the logo of Airbus Group during the e-Aircraft Day at the Bordeaux Merignac airport" align="left" title="Visitors walk past the logo of Airbus Group during the e-Aircraft Day at the Bordeaux Merignac airport" border="0" /></a>By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is very close to a decision to upgrade its A330 with engines provided by Rolls-Royce , setting the stage for a bitter new phase in a battle for wide-body jet orders with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, people familiar with the matter said. The people, asking not to be named, said the go-ahead with Rolls-Royce as sole supplier for a new version of the A330, offering up to 14-15 percent in fuel savings with the help of new wingtips, remains subject to Airbus Group board approval. Airbus, which has promised investors a decision this year on whether to revamp the 253-295 seat A330 passenger jet, said none had been taken so far. Rolls-Royce said it was &quot;not aware&quot; of a final A330 decision having been reached, and that any announcement would come from Airbus.</p><br clear="all"/>

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