Engines
Rolls-Royce Launches Trent 1000 Durability Enhancements
Manufacturer says maintenance intervals could more than double
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine
Rolls-Royce is introducing durability enhancements for the Trent 1000 engine that powers Boeing’s 787 airliner.

Rolls-Royce says it is more than doubling scheduled maintenance intervals for Trent 1000 engines with the launch of a pair of durability enhancement packages. On Thursday, the manufacturer announced that the upgrade is now available for retrofit at maintenance centers worldwide, having been incorporated into new-build turbofans for Boeing’s 787 widebody airliners since January.

The improvements have been a major undertaking for Rolls-Royce, which has been under pressure from multiple Dreamliner operators that have faced service interruptions, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. The specific maintenance intervals vary significantly according to the flying profile of each operator.