Nine years ago, I wrote
a document outlining a
new aero engine. To see
the Trent XWB take flight
is my proudest moment.
I was one of the four founding members of the Trent XWB team. In 2005,
as Assistant Chief Engineer, I wrote a simple 10-page specification that
was the first Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus.
At the time, we felt something big was happening and we were right.
Shaping those early ideas into something on an industrial scale has been
an incredible challenge.
But today, we have more than 2,000 people working on the programme.
The impact on the business, as well as our relationship with Airbus, has
been phenomenal. We have created the Trent XWB; the most advanced
and efficient aero engine in the world.
Andy Gwynne - Chief Programme Engineer Trent XWB -^97