FAA certifies Rolls-Royce’s 787 engine

Published 10:05 am Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000 engine, offered on the Boeing Co.’s 787, received its airworthiness certification today.

The engine will power the Dreamliner’s first flight later this year. (If you haven’t submitted your entry for my 787 first flight, check out my previous blog entry for details.)

The Rolls engine also has been selected by Japan’s All Nippon Airways, which will be the first customer to receive a Dreamliner in May 2008.

The engine-maker will supply nine development engines for 787 ground testing and 10 for the Dreamliner’s flight test program.

In its press release, Rolls notes that it received the dual Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency certification on 7-8-07, or 07 August 2007.