Rolls-Royce Moves to Placate Airlines With Trent 1000 Task Force
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has set up a task force to address maintenance issues with engines that power Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jet after British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. said they had to cancel some routes because of a lack of planes.
The group will bring together employees from operations, supply chain, engineering, technology and planning teams to speed up maintenance on the Trent 1000 model, Rolls-Royce said in an email Monday. The company will also increase investment in maintenance and repair facilities to create short-term surge capacity, which it aims to then increase significantly by 2030.