Trent 1000 engines power Boeing 787-9

Rolls-Royce has delivered Trent 1000 engines to power the first test flight of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner family, the 787-9. The engines will provide 74,0001b thrust for the 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, which will fly for the first time later this year and will also power the aircraft's entry into service with Air New Zealand in 2014. The engines are one per cent more fuel efficient than Trent 1000s currently in service and a further upgrade, the Trent 1000-TEN, will enter service in 2016 and will be up to three per cent more fuel efficient than Trent 1000s currently in service. The Trent 1000-TEN will be able to power all variants of the 787, including the 787-10.