<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Globaliser:
Hasn't Boeing just been eating precisely this sort of humble pie on the 747XQLR, by asking RR to come on board the project and offer a Trent as an alternative to the hitherto-exclusive GE product? I've read that Boeing is about to go to see CX to try to re-interest them in that aircraft, as CX is to make a relevant decision early next year.</font>
I believe so. RR is thought to be contemplating a whole new engine for the 744XQLR should Boeing give it the go-ahead. I think they should definitely do so for the 772LR/773ER as well... as that would appease the MANY airlines who are loyal to RR to [what could be considered] a fault.
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