Engines
Trent 1000 Fix Ranks as Top Priority for Rolls-Royce
Premature blade deterioration cost the UK engine maker some $540 million last year.
An Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 taxis at Adelaide International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Ev Brown)
An Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 taxis at Adelaide International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Ev Brown)

Addressing premature blade deterioration of Trent 1000s ranks as Rolls-Royce’s "single most important issue," acknowledges the aero engine company, which professes “deep regret” for the disruption to customer operations and the resulting groundings that cost the UK manufacturer some £430 million (about $540 million) last year.