Rolls-Royce has been selected by Somon Air to provide four Trent 1000 XE engines to power its two new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This follows a recent order for six Trent 1000 XE for LATAM in April this year.
The Trent 1000 XE engines feature several upgrades following Rolls-Royce’s certified two-phase durability enhancement program. This includes a re-engineered high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade that increases cooling air flow by 40%, offering up to triple the time-on-wing of its predecessor.
The combination of dramatically increased durability, significant investment in expanding MRO capacity, as well as the engine’s dispatch reliability performance, is already creating AOG-free fleets among customers, representing industry-leading performance.
Ewen McDonald, Chief Customer Officer, Rolls-Royce, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming Somon Air to Rolls-Royce with the Trent 1000 XE. It’s a great privilege and one that we hope marks the start of a long and successful partnership aligned to our shared ambitions.
“We’re also delighted to welcome a further vote of confidence from the market in the Trent 1000 XE, which, enabled by our ongoing transformation, has enhancements that offer up to triple time on wing, reduced maintenance and greater certainty in fleet planning.”
Abdulkosim Valiev, Chief Executive Officer, Somon Air, said: “We look forward to growing our widebody fleet with the perfect combination of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Trent 1000 XE. Together with TotalCare, which gives us clear transparency and predictability in how these engines operate and are serviced, this agreement allows us to take another step forward in building our network strength with the necessary confidence and fleet stability. We look forward to working with Rolls-Royce for the long term.”
Confidence in the Trent 1000 XE is a result of real-world operational experience of the re-engineered HPT blade on the Trent 7000, where it has already accumulated more than two million flying hours based on the same improvements.
Rolls-Royce has also made a significant investment in its MRO network, delivering an increase in annual shop-visit capacity and reduction in turnaround times, with new dedicated Trent 1000 XE facilities in the UK, Singapore and Germany. This is further supported by a significant expansion of its global spare engine pool, ensuring fleet availability and protecting airlines against unplanned operational disruption.
This investment sits on top of a broader £1 billion commitment to the development and enhancement of the Trent engine family.
