Rolls-Royce Rolls Out Trent Engine Upgrades

Trent XWB engine

Rolls is putting the Trent XWB-97 through its paces to address reliability concerns in hot and sandy conditions.

Credit: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is preparing to deploy a series of upgrades across its Trent engine family for widebody aircraft in a bid to address long-running customer performance complaints. Some enhancements have been years in the making and aim to improve the performance of the Trent 1000 powering some Boeing...
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