Why did Rolls-Royce develop the Trent XWB engine? Rolls-Royce developed the engine because it was selected by Airbus as the exclusive Original Engine Manufacturer (OEM) for the A350 family. This was a ...

Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engines have run for the first time on the A350 XWB (MSN1) following the start-up of the auxiliary power unit (APU), as part of the preparations for the aircraft's maiden ...

There are millions of people taking to the skies each day, but I can almost guarantee you that very few of them give the technology that allows planes to fly, engines, a second thought. Yet, each and ...

Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB sets new long-haul standards with superior efficiency, reliability, and engineering built on 30 years ...

Rolls-Royce is aiming to double the time-on-wing of its Trent XWB-97 engine for A350-1000s operating in harsh environments, through an improvement programme spanning the next two to three years. The ...

Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus ...

For the Trent XWB-75, XWB-79 and XWB-84 engines, EASA has ordered inspections within 30 days, with subsequent checks at intervals of not more than 2,000h. EASA’s earlier directive called for older XWB ...

The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse. The latest variant of the best-selling A350 XWB Family will be able to fly further than ...

The European Aviation Safety Agency issued an inspection order for Rolls-Royce XWB-97 engines installed on Airbus A350-1000 jets, following an engine fire on a Cathay Pacific flight, on September 3.

Riyadh Air, the new national carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, recently signed a deal at the 55th Edition of Paris Air Show at Le Bourget with Rolls-Royce for 100 Trent XWB-97 engines to power ...

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Rolls-Royce (RYCEY) is giving investors a potentially important resilience signal at a difficult moment for global aviation. The Iran war has pushed jet fuel ...

The A350 is the world's most recent cleansheet widebody aircraft, having entered service in 2015, and it is noted for its ...