Rolls-Royce’s chief executive has expressed confidence in the Trent 1000 engine, one of the two options for the Boeing 787 aircraft family, with upcoming upgrades hopefully improving the durability and, consequently, sales of the powerplant. In an interview with Bloomberg , Tufan Erginbilgiç, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Rolls-Royce, said that by the end of 2025, the British original equipment manufacturer (OEM) will have a very competitive engine, which it will push onto potential customers. Erginbilgiç admitted that the engine’s durability has been an issue, but the company has been optimistic that the upgrades will improve Rolls-Royce’s situation when it comes to securing orders for the Trent 1000.
While the first Boeing 787, a 787-8 , was delivered to All Nippon Airways (ANA) on September 25, 2011, with Trent 1000 engines, the British engine maker has been in an uphill battle against GE Aerospace and the GEnx , the other 787 engine option. Boeing’s order and delivery data showed that since the manufacturer officially announced the 787 – then known as the 7E7 – in January 2003, with an expected entry-into-service (EIS) date of 2008, the aircraft manufacturer had secured 2,388 gross orders for the 787 as of October 31. Out of the 2,388, 1,526 had the GEnx attached to them, while Rolls-Royce had booked 550 aircraft orders for the Trent 1000.
The remaining 312 had unspecified engines, according to Boeing’s filings. Dreamliner customers have a choice .
