Rolls-Royce is working to secure a new jet engine contract for its Trent 1000, aiming to move past earlier issues associated with the engine. The company is reported to be upgrading existing customer engines and supporting airlines that already use the Trent 1000, as part of an effort to restore confidence in performance and reliability. Alongside these service and upgrade activities, Rolls-Royce is also said to be targeting new airline customers for the engine. The development is framed as competition with the US manufacturer GE, which is cited as a rival in the jet engine market. Taken together, the reporting indicates that Rolls-Royce’s commercial push is linked to its ongoing work on Trent 1000 engines already in service and its strategy to expand sales to additional carriers. The sources do not provide contract value, specific airline targets, or timing details, but they describe the effort as a step toward securing further business while competing with GE.