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Old March 1st 18, 09:53 AM posted to rec.aviation.misc
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Default How can Rolls Royce charge so much more for their A380 engine?

Rolls-Royce Trent 900: Unit cost $46 million
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Trent_900

Engine Alliance GP7000: Unit cost $13.5 million (2006 dollars)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_Alliance_GP7000

In this news, Emirates pays $30.5 million for the Trent 900:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...greed-standard
$30.5 million is about 2/3 of $46 million.