UPDATE 1-Rolls-Royce lands $720 mln engine deal with Virgin
* To power 10 Airbus A330s
* Deliveries to begin in 2011
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LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - British engine maker Rolls-Royce Group (RR.L) said on Friday it had won a $720 million deal to supply Trent 700 engines for 10 aircraft belonging to Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic.
Deliveries will commence in 2011, with Rolls-Royce powering six new Airbus A330s ordered by Virgin Atlantic, which has a total of 38 aircraft in its fleet. The remaining orders will be fitted to four aircraft Virgin is leasing from AerCap.
The engines are worth $720 million at list prices.
Rolls Royce reported a 9 percent rise in underlying first-half profit in July.
(Reporting by Lorraine Turner; editing by Paul Hoskins)
