Rolls-Royce and AirAsia unveil new plane

[snoop1130]

Rolls-Royce and AirAsia unveil new plane

By THE NATION

 

 

Rolls-Royce says AirAsia X has unveiled the first of its new-generation Airbus A330neo aircraft at the Paris Air show. The aircraft is exclusively powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 7,000 engine. AirAsia’s Bangkok-based affiliate, AirAsia X Thailand, is the first airline in Asia Pacific to fly the A330neo.

 

The Trent 7,000 engine made its first appearance at the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show when Airbus unveiled the aircraft. Trent 7000 is the seventh and latest member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family.

 

Chris Cholerton, Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace chief, said: “Today is a special day for the Rolls-Royce team, we are thrilled to see the A330neo unveiled at the Paris Air Show with the Thai AirAsia X livery. We are excited to see the aircraft grace the skies in Asia. The Trent 7,000 is critical to the delivery of the 14 per cent improvement in fuel burn reduction per seat of the A330neo, compared to its predecessor the Trent 700, which is a key factor in this aircraft’s success.”

 

AirAsia X Group CEO, Nadda Buranasiri, said: “This is a significant milestone for the aviation industry – and importantly for our guests it will revolutionise the long-haul, value-air travel market. AirAsia is thrilled to lead the way once again, as the first airline in Asia Pacific to operate the technologically advanced new generation A330neo aircraft. With 100 aircraft on order, the A330neo is the future of our long-haul operations.”

 

The Trent 7000 brings together the technology from the Trent XWB, which powers the Airbus A350, and draws on experience from more than 50 million flying hours of the Trent 700. The 68,000-72,000lb thrust Trent 7,000 will deliver a step change in performance and economics compared to the Trent 700, which powers the Airbus A330.

 

The first Trent 7,000-powered A330neo entered service in November 2018.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30371489

 

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[watcharacters]

 

I'd prefer to give it a few months service before trying it out.

 

Yes I know its been tested but still...

[from the home of CC]

maybe some bribes to forget the bribes...

[jaiyen]

Is the Trent 700 the engine used in the grounded 787 planes ?

[rossd]

3 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Is the Trent 700 the engine used in the grounded 787 planes ?

It is Boeings 737 Max that is grounded.

[Crossy]

15 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Is the Trent 700 the engine used in the grounded 787 planes ?

 

No, the 737 MAX 8 uses the CFM International LEAP 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFM_International_LEAP

 

At present the Trent 7000 is only used on the A330neo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Trent_7000

 

[Almer]

Why the correlation with the grounded 737, different mnf, different engine in fact different everything, and lets not forget the 737 has a software issue not a propulsion issue, cmon people keep up.

[Megascott]

I hope the A330NEO does better for Airbus than the A320NEO, though two different Engine manufacturers, the probability of problems on these New Engine Option "NEO" aircraft are higher than in the past due to reduced internal operating margins. However, as they get time on the wing, they should be able to adjust some parameters in the EEC to increase reliability.

 

IMHO, one of Airbus's problems is this idea that the Engine Manufacturers perform the majority of the certification testing of the engine type, versus Airbus testing the Engine. This process has hurt Airbus in the past with groundings of aircraft such as the A320NEO due to engine issues.

 

One could argue that the latest groundings of the Boeing 737Max and engine problems on the 787 have been the result of a similar process to that which Airbus uses since the cert program for the Max and 787 was much more dependent on direct Vendor certification rather than complete Certification as performed by Boeing on other Aircraft types.

Edited June 21, 2019 by Megascott
added 787

[naboo]

On 6/21/2019 at 11:13 AM, Almer said:

Why the correlation with the grounded 737, different mnf, different engine in fact different everything, and lets not forget the 737 has a software issue not a propulsion issue, cmon people keep up.

Software issue?

 

The issue is the engines are too big for the aircraft. Software can't fix broken hardware.

 

Anyway, nothing to do with the Airbus A330Neo, a great plane.