Rolls-Royce has been awarded type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its higher efficiency and thrust package C variant of the Trent 1000 engine that will power the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
Certification comes as the company prepares to power the first test flight of the Boeing 787-9. Certified to 74,000 lb in takeoff thrust, the engine will be fitted on the first Boeing 787-9 that will begin operations with Air New Zealand in 2014, as well as 787-8.
An additional improvement to the engine, the Trent 1000-TEN (Thrust, Efficiency and New technology), will enter service in 2016. That engine is to be certified to 78,000 lb thrust and will be capable of powering all variants of the Boeing 787, including the recently launched 787-10.