ANA selects Trent 1000 for its Boeing 7E7

ANA announced on October 13 that the board of directors has decided to select Roll-Royce's Trent 1000 as engines for its 50 Boeing 7E7s, which will be delivered from FY2008. It is the first Roll-Royce engine for ANA since ANA used the maker's engine for its TriStar in 1970's.The selection of Trent 1000 by ANA, a launch customer for Boeing 7E7, may influence other 7E7 customers that have not selected enginesyet and will be critical for Roll-Royce to develop the business in the Japanese market.

This Week Contents
Headline
- ANA selects Trent 1000 for its Boeing 7E7
Industry
- GE and Honda launch a joint venture for jet engine
- KHI joins the Trent 1000 program as RRSP
Airline
- ANA aims to raise e-ticket up to 50% of the whole by the end of FY2005
- JAL begins offering "JAL SkyOnline" in this coming December
- The rise of oil price forces JAL to require additional cost reduction
- Chinese carriers reorganize flights for Kansai and Fukuoka
Airport
- Narita will open a new satellite on November 25
- Expectation to XUS-2
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- Expectation to XUS-2