《金融时报》周五报道，劳斯莱斯正接近与英国政府达成一项高达2亿英镑（约合2.679亿美元）的补贴协议，以帮助资助短程飞机新型发动机的开发，最早可能于下周宣布。
Rolls-Royce is nearing a deal for British government subsidies of up to £200 million ($267.9 million) to help fund the development of a new engine for short-haul aircraft, with an announcement possible as early as next week, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
报道援引知情人士称，1亿至2亿英镑的资金将帮助劳斯莱斯开发和测试其新型UltraFan 30发动机的演示版本。路透社无法立即核实该报道。劳斯莱斯在正常工作时间之外未回应置评请求。
Here are some details: Funding of £100 million-£200 million would help Rolls-Royce develop and test a demonstrator version of its new UltraFan 30 engine, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter Reuters couldn't immediately verify the report.
该公司原本希望在上半年获得政府对该项目的初步承诺。7月，首席执行官图凡·埃尔金比尔吉奇表示，如果政府支持该项目，且劳斯莱斯的新型发动机在单通道机型上获得一席之地，将创造4万个英国就业岗位。埃尔金比尔吉奇还证实，劳斯莱斯曾与其他政府（包括德国和美国）就该计划的支持事宜进行过讨论。
过去15年里，劳斯莱斯一直缺席单通道飞机市场，而该市场远大于其目前专注的宽体机市场。公司一直在开发下一代UltraFan发动机，旨在重返单通道市场。
Rolls-Royce did not respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours The company had hoped to secure an initial government commitment for the project in the first half of the year In July, Chief Executive Tufan Erginbilgic said if the government backed the project and Rolls-Royce's new engine gained a position on a narrowbody airframe, that would create 40,000 British jobs Erginbilgic also confirmed Rolls-Royce held discussions with other governments, including Germany and the US, about support for the programme For the last 15 years, Rolls-Royce has been absent from the narrowbody market, which is much bigger than the widebody market it is currently focused on The company has been developing the next-generation UltraFan with the aim of getting back in the narrowbody market