Rolls-Royce Launches Trent 1000-TEN For Boeing 787

10 July 2012

           ROLLS-ROYCE LAUNCHES TRENT 1000-TEN WITH NEXT GENERATION 
                 TECHNOLOGY FOR BOEING 787 DREAMLINER FAMILY

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has unveiled the Trent 1000-TEN,
an advanced version of its power plant incorporating proven next generation
technology from the latest member of the Trent engine family, the Trent XWB.
The Trent 1000-TEN (Thrust, Efficiency and New technology) will provide an
improvement of up to 3% in specific fuel consumption (SFC) compared with the
Trent 1000s in service today.

To be certified to 76,000lb of thrust, but with the capability to deliver
78,000lb, the Trent 1000-TEN is designed to meet the thrust requirements for
all versions of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine will enter service in
2016 when it will be available to power the -8 and -9 versions of the Boeing
787 Dreamliner. It has also been designed to power the next potential member of
the Boeing Dreamliner family, currently under development as the 787-10X.
Customers who operate a combination of different models of the 787 family will
be able to use the Trent 1000-TEN engine across their fleets, only needing to
select the thrust rating required for each aircraft.

Eric Schulz, Rolls-Royce, President, Large Engines Programmes - Civil
Aerospace, said: "The Trent 1000-TEN will incorporate the most advanced
turbofan technology available in the world; derived from our latest Trent
engine, the Trent XWB, and other advanced propulsion programmes, to produce the
ideal engine for the entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner family.  This will deliver
unsurpassed through-life fuel efficiency, coupled with the same Trent engine
family dependability that our customers have come to expect."

Results from the Trent XWB flying test bed endorse the engine as the most fuel
efficient high by-pass turbofan flying today. From the Trent XWB and other
advanced propulsion programmes, the Trent-TEN incorporates advances in the high
pressure (HP) turbine and compressor, `blisk' technology and sophisticated
internal aerodynamics controls.

"This once again underscores our philosophy behind the Trent engine family
concept. Rolls-Royce customers continue to benefit from our unique ability to
flow-back the latest generation Trent engine technology into established Trent
engine programmes," said Eric Schulz.

The Trent 1000 is the quietest and most efficient engine option for the 787
Dreamliner. It has been selected in eight of the last nine 787 Dreamliner
engine decisions and now has a total of 24 customers. Trent 1000 engines
already in service powering 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with Japanese airline ANA
have completed more than 4000 passenger flights and 14,000 hours of operation
with an engine despatch reliability of better than 99.9% - the best ever
reliability figures for a widebody engine on entering airline service.

Notes to Editors:

1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for
use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in
global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.

2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base
comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and
helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 4,000 marine customers,
including 70 navies, and energy customers in more than 80 countries.

3. Annual underlying revenues were £11.3 billion in 2011, of which more than
half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book
stood at £62.2 billion at 31 December 2011, providing visibility of future
levels of activity.

4. Rolls-Royce employs more than 40,000 people in offices, manufacturing and
service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are
engineers.

5. In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million on research and development, two
thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental
performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.

6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres,
which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientific
research.

7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and
to further developing employee skills.

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