Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has celebrated the first run of the Trent XWB, the latest member of its Trent® aero engine family. With more than 1,000 ordered, the new propulsion ran for first time on June 17 on a testbed in Derby, UK. The engine’s first run meets programme commitments set out in 2006. The engine, which will power the Airbus A-350 XWB family of aircraft, is...