Rolls-royce will take the opportunity to unveil its Trent 900, thelargest aero engine the company has ever built, at Airbus' launch ofits A380 tomorrow.
The Trent 900 is the leading engine for the Filton airplanemanufacturer's development programme and will power the double-decker aircraft's maiden flight in the Spring.
It will also launch the four-engined, 555-seat A380 intocommercial service with Singapore Airlines (SIA) in Spring 2006.
In addition to SIA, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas andVirgin Atlantic have also selected Trent-powered A380s for a total of80 firm and option aircraft, giving the Trent 900 a 50 per cent shareof the market.
Mike Terrett, president of Civil Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, said:"We're celebrating a major milestone for the Trent 900, and thesmooth entry into service for the A380 remains our main focus."
With a fan diameter of 116 inches, the Trent 900 is physically thelargest engine ever built by Rolls-Royce.
It is also the world's cleanest large turbofan engine, measured byemissions per pound of thrust.
Airbus will unveil the A380 at a ceremony in Toulouse.
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