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Rolls-Royce is working on enhancing the Trent 1000 engine, which powers the Boeing 787 aircraft, with upcoming upgrades aimed at improving its durability and sales. The company's CEO, Tufan Erginbilgiç, expressed optimism in an interview with Bloomberg about having a competitive engine by the end of 2025.
The Trent 1000 has faced durability issues, but Rolls-Royce remains hopeful that the improvements will help secure more orders. Since the first Boeing 787 was delivered to All Nippon Airways in 2011 with Trent 1000 engines, Rolls-Royce has competed against GE Aerospace's GEnx engine for market share.
Boeing's data indicates that out of 2,388 gross orders for the Boeing 787 as of October 31, only 550 were equipped with the Trent 1000. In contrast, GE Aerospace secured orders for 1,526 aircraft with their GEnx engines.
