AirAsiaX switches to General Electric engines from Rolls Royce on a US$600 million deal. Perhaps some unusually problematic engine incidence in 2010 experienced by Qantas triggered a review.
There had been no significant reason apart from technical. Airbus is still toying with the trust factor of the AWB350. Plus American Banks were willing to lend the money. Airbus had to redesign the AWB and so Rolls Royce was STUCK. RR had only one variant of the Trent. Another British industrial fatality of NOT spending R&D on Engine Development. RR was warned about this BUT RR managers from the elite public with money schooling had failed where several other British Industries had ended on the scrap heap.
There had been no significant reason apart from technical. Airbus is still toying with the trust factor of the AWB350. Plus American Banks were willing to lend the money. Airbus had to redesign the AWB and so Rolls Royce was STUCK. RR had only one variant of the Trent. Another British industrial fatality of NOT spending R&D on Engine Development. RR was warned about this BUT RR managers from the elite public with money schooling had failed where several other British Industries had ended on the scrap heap.
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