Engines
Rolls-Royce Trent-1000 TEN Development On Track
For the new longer, shorter-range 787, the UK engine maker will provide the TEN engine, a Trent 1000 using XWB tech.
By late June, the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN had recorded more than 200 flying hours during 39 flights in “a very challenging program.”
By late June, the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN had recorded more than 200 flying hours during 39 flights in “a very challenging program.”

UK aero engine maker Rolls-Royce has welcomed Ethiopian Airlines as the prospective latest operator for the Trent 1000 engine, along with two other new customers in the past 12 months—France’s Air Austral and El Al of Israel—and a repeat order from Norwegian Airlines. Air China and Air Europa have introduced Trent 1000 (T1000)-powered 787 services this year, while Ethiopian was expected to introduce its first 787 this month.


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