Rolls-Royce Making Investments As Financial Performance Improves

XWB
The Trent XWB-84 powers the Airbus A350-900.
Credit: Rolls-Royce
LONDON—Rolls-Royce is hoping to double the time on wing for its Trent XWB-97 engine for the Airbus A350-1000 in a bid to address concerns by a Middle Eastern carrier about the durability of the powerplant. Improvements to the engine are part of a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) multi-year investment...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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