Kawasaki to Participate in Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN and Trent XWB-97

Tokyo, July 11, 2013 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce on contracts for Kawasaki’s participation in the Trent 1000-TEN and Trent XWB-97 engine programmes as a Risk and Revenue Sharing Partner, including module design, development and production activities.

The Trent 1000-TEN is the latest version of the Trent 1000 engine, incorporating new technologies for improved fuel efficiency and higher thrust.  The Trent 1000-TEN will power all versions of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, including the third member of the 787 Dreamliner family, the 787-10, which was formally launched at the Paris Air Show in June 2013. The aircraft will have seating for 300-330 passengers.

The 97,000lb thrust Trent XWB-97 is the exclusive powerplant for the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, which has a 350-400 seating capacity and is part of the A350 XWB family.

Kawasaki will be responsible for the design and manufacture of the Intermediate Pressure Compressor (IPC) module on both engines, further extending Kawasaki’s participation in Trent engine programmes.

Kawasaki and Rolls-Royce have previously worked together on military, marine and civil aerospace engines in a relationship dating back to an overhaul license agreement on Orpheus engines in 1959.  In 1988 Kawasaki began its participation in Rolls-Royce civil engine programmes, on the RB211-524 and Trent 700.