The Airbus A350 XWB programme has achieved yet another important milestone with the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) award of the Engine Type Certification of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan. EASA presented the certificate to Rolls-Royce at EASA’s headquarters in Cologne, Germany. This certification covers Trent XWB engines which will power the...

Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $1.1bn, at list prices, from Air Lease Corporation for Trent XWB engines to power its 25 Airbus A350XWB aircraft. Twenty of the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft will be the -900 variant and five will be the -1000 variant which is powered by a higher-thrust version of the Trent XWB. Air Lease Corporation also has options for an...

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order from Garuda Indonesia Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power 11 Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract includes long-term TotalCare® service support. The order confirms an announcement made by the airline in April of its intention to purchase Rolls-Royce engines. The Trent 700, the only engine...

Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the first run of an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 that will be the launch engine for the latest member of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner family, the 787-9. The Trent 1000 Package C programme will provide 74,000lb thrust for the 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which is due to enter service with Air New Zealand in 2014. Trent...

Always wanted to know the ins and outs of an V2500? What the heck is a V2500 … IAE V2500 … that helps? IAE International Aero Engines AG produces the best engine in its class, the V2500. A multinational collaboration, IAE brings together four of the world’s leading aircraft engine manufacturers: Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Japanese Aero...