Engines
Boeing still hasn’t solved engine swap ‘challenges’
Boeing hasn’t yet worked out how to change between alternative 787 engines in the space of 24 hours.

Boeing hasn’t yet worked out how to change between alternative 787 engines in the space of 24 hours. Designing an engine mount that enables engineering crews to swap alternative General Electric GEnx and Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplants in such a short time has proved “challenging,” the U.S. manufacturer concedes.

“That’s why we set these kinds of targets–to challenge ourselves and our partners to be innovating in providing ‘solutions’ to our customers,” Boeing 787 propulsion director Ron Hinderberger told Aviation International News. “We haven’t yet hit it 100 percent, but are making progress,” he said.