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NEWSRolls-Royce appoints newCEOJohn Rishton has been named as theincoming CEO of Rolls-Royce,taking over the company from JohnRose who will step down at the endof March.Rishton, already a non-executivedirector of the Rolls-Royce boardand head of the audit committee, iscurrently CEO of Royal Ahold, aDutch retail group. He was CFO atBritish Airways for four years, a keyRolls-Royce customer.Rishton takes over the enginemaker at a vital time for thebusiness, in particular in thecommercial aircraft engine domain.In the narrowbody market, Rolls-Royce faces a difficult period, havingfailed to secure a commitment for aits powerplant offering in the marketfor the coming years while Pratt &Whitney is moving forward on thegeared turbofan and CFMInternational has secured customerbacking for its Leap-X. Rolls-Royceis a key partner on the InternationalAero Engines V2500 program, butthe future of that partnership is indoubt given uncertainty over theroad forward.Additionally, developmentactivities for the TrentXWB for theAirbus A350 will be moving intohigh-gear just as Rishton takes over;Rolls will be looking to avoid someof the development glitches it hasrecently experienced with the Trent1000 for the Boeing 787.Rose has been at Rolls since 1984and CEO since 1996.BA paints last 757 in retro colour schemeBritish Airways is planning to retireits last Boeing 757-200 fromrevenue service on October 30,visiting Shuttle cities on the last day.An Ian Allan special enthusiastcharter flight from London toManchester is also being planned forNovember the 6 th . BA will paint thelast 757 in this delivery livery toAre we soon going to seewinglets on BA's B767s?British Airways is eager to upgradeits Boeing 767-300ERs withAviation Partners Boeing blendedwinglets, but needs to overcomecertification issues stemming fromthe engine fit on its fleet.Because BA’s 767s are Rolls-Royce RB211-powered, theapproved blended winglet retrofitdeveloped for the General ElectricandPratt & Whitney- poweredversions cannot be used due to thedifferent weight and installationcharacteristics of the Rolls engine.BA operates 21 of the 31 Rollspowered767s in service, while sevenare operated by Qantas and three bycelebrate over 17 years of faithfulservice. The last three 757scurrently in service are G-CPER, G-CPES and G-CPET (besides thoseoperated by OpenSkies).G-CPET (msn 29115) entered thepaint shop on 26th September 2010and rolled out at London (Heathrow)around October 3rd in the retrocolour scheme.China Eastern Airlines. BA CEOWillie Walsh says the airline isdiscussing with the manufacturers away forward to fund the design andcertification of a retrofit for the smallfleet of Rolls-Royce powered 767s inexistence.8 Airways magazine October/November 2010