Rolls-Royce says tripling capacity to fix Trent 1000 engine problems

Rolls-Royce said it would add maintenance facilities and people to triple its capacity to fix problems with Trent 1000 engines that have grounded Boeing Dreamliner planes, but said this would not raise the cost of the work. The compressor in the Trent 1000 package C engines that power Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jet is not lasting as long as expected, requiring inspections and forcing airlines to ground aircraft while the checks take place. That has led to complaints from some of Rolls’ airline customers as they must lease alternative planes to fly in the key summer holiday period, putting extra pressure on the engineer to speed up the process. Rolls said Wednesday that it had a new inspection technique that meant it could check engines without removing them from the wings. <br/>