Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (London: RR) Trent 1000 engine fleet has surpassed 17 million in service flying hours on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft family, carrying more than 250 million passengers around the globe since its entry into service in 2011. During that time, the engine has consistently delivered world-class levels of reliability and availability, with more than 99.9% of flights taking off on time. But the journey for the Trent 1000 doesn’t end there.
Our engineers continually explore opportunities to improve the engine and in-service support, to ensure we always deliver value to our customers. We are therefore pleased to announce an exciting new chapter for the Trent 1000. So, what is new?
We are making great progress on a new Durability Enhancement package, due to be available in the third quarter of 2024, which will increase engine time on-wing (TOW) whilst also reducing emissions. A key element of this Durability Enhancement package is a re-engineered high-pressure turbine blade (HPTB) to improve durability. The package also includes improvements to reduce the emissions, which together with the exceptionally low fuel burn of the Trent 1000 TEN, is future proofing the engine for a more sustainable world.
We have successfully completed a rigorous engine ground test programme and pushed the engine beyond the certification requirements for the new HPTB to validate and gain confidence in our predictions of the benefits it will deliver in service. Our focus has now moved to aircraft-level certification in collaboration with Boeing, and flight testing is underway on a Boeing 787 flight test aircraft. Stay tuned for regular updates!
Capitalising on the three-shaft architecture of the Trent engine family and incorporating the latest in materials, component and subsystem design and technology, the Trent 1000 was specifically designed and optimised to power the more-electric 787 Dreamliner. It has the highest bypass ratio of any engine in the Trent family and is recognised for being one of the quietest widebody engines in service today.
Since entry into service in 2011, we have been continuously improving both the fuel efficiency and the capability of the Trent 1000.
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