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Boeing: a mysterious customer chooses Rolls-Royce engines for its Dreamliner

Washington, Usa - The certification to be scheduled in 2007

Rolls-Royce today announced that the Trent 1000 has been selected for the first time to power a Boeing 787/800 VIP aircraft. The customer, whose identity remains confidential, has also chosen to support the engines with a TotalCare® services agreement. The Trent 1000 was the first engine to be selected on all three commercial variants of the aircraft, and has now added to that by being the first...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 74181
Rome, Italy, 02/19/2007 17:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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