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divinehover
5th Oct 2013, 12:34
It has been stated in the press that RR will be going to Johannesburg to discuss mid life updates for the Trent 500 engines on SAA's A340-600.

Does anyone have an idea what is involved in this update and how they plan to achieve the claimed 1% fuel burn improvement?
DaveReidUK
5th Oct 2013, 13:20
Rolls?s Trent Family Upgrade Focuses On Fuel Burn (http://www.aviationweek.com/awmobile/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_07_01_2013_p20-591129.xml&p=1)