Engines To Power 20 New Airplanes For The Asian Carrier

When Thai International Airlines takes delivery of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Airbus A350 XWB airplanes, they will have Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines hanging under the wings. The airline is buying the airplanes as part of its fleet modernization program.

"Our decision to add these extremely efficient Trent engines into our fleet demonstrates our continued commitment to achieve the highest standards of environmental performance across all our operations," said TIA President Piyasvasti Amranand. "This commitment was recently demonstrated with our first biofuel-powered passenger flight, using Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines."

When these engines are delivered, Thai will be an operator of every member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family: the Trent 500, Trent 700, Trent 800, Trent 900 - as well as the Trent 1000 and Trent XWB. "Thai is an important customer for Rolls-Royce. We are pleased to supply THAI with highly efficient engines which will help the airline achieve its environmental and operational objectives," said Nick Devall, Rolls-Royce, Chief Commercial Officer - Civil Aerospace.

The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powered the 787 Dreamliner aircraft into passenger service for the first time in October and has accumulated more than 75 per cent of the aircraft's flight test hours.

The Trent XWB, the only engine available for the A350 XWB, is the fastest selling Trent ever with more than 1,100 sold. Test results have show the engine to be the most efficient large civil aerospace engine ever produced. 

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