Rolls-Royce Reveals Aggressive Trent Family Upgrade Campaign

Trent XWB

The Trent XWB, on display here at Singapore Airshow, is one of the engines that Rolls-Royce is working to upgrade.

Credit: Guy Norris/Aviation Week
SINGAPORE—Rolls-Royce has unveiled new details of a broad upgrade effort for its Trent 1000, 7000 and XWB engine family aimed at significantly improving durability and bolstering its longer term market position in the widebody sector on the Airbus A330neo, A350 and Boeing 787 programs. The move...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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