Rolls-Royce Wants to Put Its Engines in the Boeing 797
- U.K. engine maker targeting position on new mid-market jet
- CEO East says no ambition as yet to seek partner for project
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc will bid to power a new short-haul jetliner being designed by Boeing Co. as the U.K. engine maker seeks to re-enter a market it quit in 2011.
Rolls is preparing a pitch to Boeing as the U.S. manufacturer works on the business case for a so-called middle-of-market plane, Chief Executive Officer Warren East said in comments after the company’s annual general meeting.