Rolls-Royce claims ‘imminent’ approval

The first Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 production engine has been dispatched to the Airbus facility in Toulouse, in readiness to power Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A330neo, into service. TAP Portugal, the A330neo launch operator, is currently displaying the first aircraft at Farnborough International Airshow. Formal certification of the engine will also follow imminently, making the Trent…

Qatar Airways places US$1.7bn

Boeing and Qatar Airways have finalised an order for five 777 Freighters at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. The deal, valued at $1.7 billion at current list prices, was announced as a commitment in April. The announcement was attended by the Qatar minister of finance and Qatar Airways chairman, Ali Shareef Al Emadi. “I am…