Rolls-Royce promises 'four engines for the price of two' on Trent 500 overhauls

摘要

Rolls-Royce has detailed its plans to reduce Trent 500 maintenance costs as part of Airbus's strategy to improve market appeal for the A340-500/600 series. Airbus hopes to make the out-of-production aircraft more competitive by capitalising on comparatively low lease rates for the four-engined widebody. Key to the plan is cutting maintenance costs for its Trent 500 engines. R-R has cleared up the slightly mixed messages around exactly which engines are being bench-marked for the company's pledge to match the A340's powerplant maintenance costs with those of the 777 under the slogan "four engines for the price of two".