Yup, scratch that idea. Interesting tidbit from the article -

"Rolls-Royce had put forward UltraFan engine to power Boeing's new plane but in statement Thursday, the engine maker withdrew its tender stating it was "unable to commit to the proposed timetable.""

BA has been publicly "slow" to launch the NMA, I've wondered the last two summers whether an announcement would be made at Paris/Farnborough. Latest I've seen is that they may not even announce it this summer. Meanwhile, Airbus has been almost eager to announce the launch of a 321XLR to counter a NMA announcement. Me thinks BA has been full speed ahead for quite some time with a firm entry into service date in mind, but is delaying the launch announcement as long as possible to gather orders ahead of the 321XLR counterpunch (I think Airbus is launching it now anyways though). Rolls' pullout reinforces the idea of an an accelerated target date for entry into service.