Rolls-Royce Trent 1000

British Airways (BA) has reduced some frequencies because of durability issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering its Boeing 787 aircraft.

Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Ltd. (SAESL) plans to transform its Rolls-Royce Trent engine service center by adding about 40% more capacity.

Boeing made its first certification flight test of the upgraded Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine on the 787 on Aug. 16; the flight lasted 1 hr. 21 min.

Rolls-Royce has begun flight tests of a major upgrade to the Trent 1000 engine powering some Boeing 787s.

The trend for OEM service agreements being attached to new aircraft and engine orders continued at Farnborough Airshow.

British Airways has selected GE Aerospace's GEnx-1B for six incoming Boeing 787s, rather than its current engine partner on the widebody, Rolls-Royce.

Customer complaints and a desire to boost performance are driving a series of enhancements into the widebody engine family.

Listen in as editors examine the current state of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine program and how recent reliability issues are impacting operators.

Airframe production rate changes, stretched supply chains and durability remain major challenges in spite of rising utilization rates.

The GEnx-1B has extended its lead over the Trent 1000 among Boeing 787 customers in recent years despite Rolls-Royce's best efforts to improve its engine.

Ethiopian Airlines says the situation with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s has become one of its biggest challenges, while Gulf Air says it is holding back its growth.

Flying with three engine types, Rolls’ unusually configured testbed is designed for high-altitude evaluation of the Pearl 10X for Dassault’s long-range Falcon.

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Challenges with the reliability and availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have forced Air New Zealand to suspend flights to Chicago.

Services was a key revenue driver for the British engine manufacturer last year.

Taking technologies from demonstrator programs like UltraFan, Rolls-Royce aims to significantly improve the durability of its latest Trent widebody engines.

The Germany-based engine specialist is planning to grow capacity at its site in Germany over the next two years.

Maintenance specialist is adding capacity to accommodate higher Rolls-Royce engine shop visit volumes.

Sweeping changes and streamlining plan targets fourfold profit increase by 2027 and exit from electric propulsion sector.

Aviation executives say the flight proves SAF can safely be dropped-in for jet fuel, while environmental campaigners say Virgin's world-first is greenwashing.

Boeing has begun certification testing of an upgraded high pressure (HP) turbine blade configuration on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN version.

An EASA order flags Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 turbine blades for targeted inspections to flag a flaw that could lead to engine failures.