Before Rolls Royce was privatised, it accounted for only 8% of the global passenger aircraft market. Now, the family of Trent engines power over 50% of the world's modern wide-bodied aircraft. Rolls decided that they needed an engine family which would share similar fundementals which could be scaled to suit different sizes of aircraft. Because of the huge cost of developing each engine, by having a platform from which each engine would be derived, they had the technology in place to compete in the ever expanding commercial airline market. the series became known as Trent and continues to form the basis of the Rolls Royce offering to the sector.
Originally chosen by Cathay Pacific in 1995, the Trent series has gone on to power over half of wide bodied aircraft owned by airlines across the world. Based in Derby, Trent is a world leader in engine manufacture and is considered the pre-emminent engine maker for the airline industry. The engineers are leaders in their field and Britain is considered to be one of the most advanced aviation centres in the world.
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