Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Engine Approved By Japanese Aviation Authority

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (RR.LN), a global power systems company, announced Wednesday it has received certification from Japan's aviation authority for its Trent 1000 engine, confirming its readiness to power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's entry into service with All Nippon Airways or ANA (ALNPY).

MAIN FACTS:

-A certificate of Type Approval has been granted by the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau, the first granted for an engine powering the 787 Dreamliner.

-Last month Rolls-Royce announced the Trent 1000 had been granted Extended Twin Engine Operations or ETOPS approval by the Federal Aviation Authority, again a first for an engine operating on the 787.

-Flight tests to support ETOPS approval of the engine/aircraft combination are now taking place and engines have been delivered for the first ANA 787 Dreamliner to go into passenger service.

-Shares at 1523 GMT up 1.0 pence, or 0.2%, at 601.5 pence.

-By Zechariah Hemans, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9411; zechariah.hemans@dowjones.com

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