Rolls-Royce and General Electric are two of the largest players in the widebody commercial engine market (Pratt & Whitney and Safran now focus mostly on narrowbodies). Like the Airbus A380, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner comes with a choice of two engines : the General Electric GEnX-1B and Rolls-Royce Trent 1000. Customers select the engine based on a range of factors, including what engines they are already operating in their fleet.
For example, Air Canada chose its Boeing 787-10s to have GEnx engines , just like the 787-8s and 787-9s already in service with the airline. Here's how the Dreamliner's two engines compare. Boeing 787 Dreamliner The Boeing 787 has been in service for well over a decade now, and the Dreamliner has proven to be a very popular widebody aircraft.
It is now offered in three variants (the 787-8, the 787-9, and the 787-10). Each of these variants comes with the option of the General Electric GEnx or the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000. According to Boeing , the 787 has flown over 4.
5 million flights and carried 900 million passengers. Boeing 787-8 Boeing 787-9 Boeing 787-10 Passengers (two-class): 248 296 336 Range in nautical miles: 7,305 7,565 6,330 Length: 197 feet 197 feet 224 feet Engine: GEnx-1B / Trent 1000 GEnx-1B / Trent 1000 GEnx-1B / Trent 1000 As of the end of 2024, Boeing has received around 2,000 orders for the Dreamliner family, with the 787-9 being the most popular. Of these, 796 are yet to be delivered.
Airlines usually have the choice to decide whic.
