Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines powered the Airbus A330neo’s first visit to the Farnborough Airshow, where the new reengined widebody sits on display in the static park. The visit comes as Rolls-Royce makes final preparations for the engine to enter service, with formal certification imminent.

Airbus chose the Trent 7000 as the exclusive engine choice for the A330neo, the first version of which—the A330-900—is expected to enter service this year.

“The team at Rolls-Royce is excited to see the A330neo arrive at Farnborough,” said Rolls-Royce civil aerospace president Chris Cholerton. “The Trent 7000 brings together the latest technology from the Trent XWB and combines it with architecture from the Trent 1000 TEN and more than 50 million hours of flying experience from the Trent 700.”

The 68,000- to 72,000-pound-thrust Trent 7000 benefits from a bypass ratio double that of its predecessor, the Trent 700, and offers a 10-percent improvement in specific fuel burn with less noise, the company said.