Aircraft
ANA Snubs Rolls with Order for GE-powered 787s
The Japanese airline plans to place its first GEnx-powered Boeing 787-10 into service next year.
An ANA Boeing 787-8 approaches Tokyo Narita International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Hawkeye UK)
An ANA Boeing 787-8 approaches Tokyo Narita International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Hawkeye UK)

An order placed by All Nippon Airways for up to 20 General Electric GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787s on Tuesday struck another blow to rival engine maker Rolls-Royce, whose troubled Trent 1000 powers 71 Dreamliners already in service at ANA. The decision by the Japanese airline to choose GE marks the second case of a Dreamliner operator switching from Rolls-Royce. Air New Zealand last summer chose alternative GEnx-1Bs to power eight incoming Boeing 787-10s after having to ground five of its 13 Boeing 787-9s due to premature turbine blade wear on the Trents.