IOC: 2008
Total Production: 540
Production Cost: USD$7.7 billion
Unitary Cost: USD$15.0 million
Origin United Kingdom
Contractor/s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Rolls-Royce * Sumitomo Precision Products Applications
Boeing 787-3 Boeing 787-8 Boeing 787-9
Description:
The Trent 1000 represents the fifth generation of successful Trent engine family leveraging the tree-shaft architecture as its predecessors. It is being developed to provide higher reliability and durability standards and lower costs of operation for the new Boeing 7E7 airliner.
The Trent 1000 engine is expected to deliver between 53,000 and 70,000 pounds of thrust. It will enter in service in 2008 following a two-year development and evaluation phase. Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Marubeni Corporation are partners on the Trent 1000 engine program.
In June 2005, Rolls Royce purchased a Boeing 747-200 from Air Atlanta Icelandic to convert it into a test bed aircraft for future engine development program beginning in mid 2007. The first engine program to benefit from the test bed aircraft, re-registered as N787RR, is the Trent 1000 intended to power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan signed with Rolls-Royce for the Trent 1000 to power the airline's new fleet of 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners on March 2, 2005. Air New Zealand also selected the Trent 1000 to power its two 787s.
On 4 August 2005, Northwest Airlines selected Rolls-Royce's Trent 1000 engine to power its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The order was for engines and spare engines for 18 firm order aircraft and 18 options worth up to $2 billion including a long-term maintenance agreement.
On 7 September 2005, LOT Polish Airlines reached an agreement with Boeing for up to 14 Boeing 787-8 wide-body jetliners. The contract included seven firm order aircraft valued at $910 million, two aircraft options and purchase rights on further five aircraft. Deliveries were expected to begin in 2008. Rolls Royce's Trent 1000 was the engine selected by LOT to power its 787-8s. The engine contract was valued at $400 million.
Air New Zealand and Boeing confirmed an additional order for two Boeing 787-8s valued at $260 million on 27 October 2005. This order was added to a previous order for two 787s. The four 787 aircraft ordered by Air New Zealand were scheduled to be delivered between 2010 and 20111 powered by Rolls Royce's Trent 1000 engines.
On November 21, 2005, LCAL (Low-Cost Aircraft Leasing) aircraft leasing company announced that was purchasing six Boeing 787-8 airplanes valued at $780 million at list prices. LCAL selected Rolls Royce's Trent 1000 engine to power its 787 fleet. The engine contract was valued at $160 million. The first 787 was scheduled for delivery in September 2009. The announcement was made public during Dubai Air Show.
On February 7, 2006 Icelandair announced the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine selection to power two firm order Boeing 787 airplanes. The 787s contract also included five aircraft on option. Engine deliveries were scheduled to begin in 2010.
ILFC International Lease Finance Corp. placed a firm order for 20 Boeing 787 airplanes plus four additional options with aircraft deliveries beginning in January 2010. This aircraft purchase order was made public on November 21, 2005. The engine contract was announced in July 2006 with ILFC selecting the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine to power its Dreamliners. The engine contract was valued at $600 million.
On 18 July 2006, San Francisco-based Pegasus Aviation Finance Company ordered six Boeing 787-8s. Four of these aircraft were transferred from an order for four 787s placed previously by Blue Panorama of Italy. The other two aircraft were already leased to an undisclosed customer by Pegasus Aviation Finance Company. The leasing company selected the Trent 1000 engine to power these aircraft. Deliveries were slated to start in November 2009.
On 13 September 2006, Air China selected Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine to power its fleet of 15 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners with aircraft deliveries due to commence in June 2008. The engine contract including a TotalCare Maintenance agreement was valued at $800 million.
On 18 August 2006, UK-based Monarch Airlines placed an order for six Boeing 787-8s with purchase rights on four additional airplanes. The firm order aircraft were valued at $916 million and first deliveries were anticipated in 2010. Rolls Royce Trent 1000 was the engine selected by the British airline under a contract worth $1 billion including a TotalCare service agreement.
Specifications Dimensions: Diameter 2.9 m
Engine/s Performance: Thrust 70,000 lb (31,752 kg)
Brunei Darussalam / 8 
Chile / 64 
China / 32 
Colombia / 20 
Iceland / 4 
Israel / 4 
Japan / 100 
Kazakhstan / 6 
New Zealand / 8 
Poland / 14 
Spain / 16 
United Arab Emirates / 10 
United Kingdom / 90 
United States of America / 184