Rolls-Royce welcomes CIT selection of 15 A330neo aircraft powered by Trent 7000

Rolls-Royce welcomes the decision by lessor CIT to select 15 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft, powered by the newly-launched Trent 7000 engine.

CIT has previously ordered Trent 700 engines for A330 aircraft, Trent XWB engines for A350 XWB aircraft and Trent 1000 engines for Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Eric Schulz, Rolls-Royce, President – Civil Large Engines said: “We welcome CIT’s decision to select aircraft powered by our Trent 7000 engines. We look forward to delivering outstanding engine performance to a valued customer.”

The Trent 7000 brings together:

Experience from the Trent 700 – the engine of choice for the current A330
Architecture from the Trent 1000-TEN – the latest version of the Trent 1000 engine
Latest technology from the Trent XWB – the world’s most efficient large civil engine

The 68-72,000lb thrust Trent 7000 will deliver significant performance benefits compared to the current version of the Trent 700. It will improve specific fuel consumption by ten per cent; have twice the bypass ratio; and will halve perceived noise.

The Trent engine family has accumulated more than 75 million flight hours over the last 19 years. Each member of the Trent engine family has been either the market leader, aircraft launch engine, or both.