Engine flying hours on Rolls-Royce’s large commercial engines have gradually recovered in the past months but remain well-below 2019 levels as Covid-restrictions continue to impact air travel. The UK engine maker provided a trading update on December 11, anticipating a…
In the first six months of 2020, Rolls-Royce has made good progress by solving most issues with the Trent 1000. The engine maker reported on July 9 that it has reduced the backlog of aircraft-on-ground to a single-digit fleet, most…
Rolls-Royce is confident its cash costs on the Trent 1000 have peaked last year and that costs and issues with the large turbofan engine are fully under control now, the UK-maker said at its FY19 results presentation. On February 28,…
All Nippon Airways (ANA) latest commitment for up to 20 extra Boeing 787’s is not significant for the sheer number of aircraft, nor the sub-types (11 787-10s and up to 9 -9s). The surprise in the February 25-announcement is what…
Rolls-Royce needs more time to fix the problem with Trent 1000 TEN high-pressure turbine (HPT) blades. On November 7, the company said it has postponed delivery of the first redesigned blades until 2021. In April this year, Rolls-Royce acknowledged it…
Reports on August 10 of a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 trashing the Rome Fiumicino-airport area with parts from its number 1 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-engine after take-off raise the question: is this part of the known Trent 1000-issue or a new one?…