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The commercial aircraft engine market is largely dominated by Rolls-Royce and GE Aerospace, with the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X being exclusively powered by their respective engines, the Trent XWB and GE9X. The A350 is the newest widebody aircraft, having entered service in 2015, while the 777X is an updated version of a design from 1995.
Rolls-Royce currently supplies engines for about 46% of widebody aircraft on order, with GE Aerospace accounting for approximately 54%. Pratt & Whitney has shifted focus to narrowbody engines. In the widebody sector, Rolls-Royce powers Airbus models like the A330neo and A350 with its Trent series engines. Meanwhile, GE Aerospace supplies Boeing's widebodies such as the Dreamliner and upcoming 777X.
The Trent XWB turbofan has two variants: the XWB-84 for the A350-900 and XWB-97 for larger models like the A350-1000. The XWB-84 produces 84,000 lbf of thrust while the XWB-97 reaches up to 97,000 lbf. In comparison, GE Aerospace claims that its GE9X engine offers a rated takeoff thrust of 110,000 lbf but can achieve up to 134,300 lbf in testing conditions.
