Rolls-Royce renews global supply chain contract with Pattonair

UK global aerospace and defence supply chain provider, Pattonair, has been awarded a renewed and expanded contract for global supply chain services by Rolls-Royce through to 2022. Pattonair is a strategic partner to Rolls-Royce in the provision of supply chain services and C class parts and represents a significant development in what has been a 20-year relationship between the two companies. Under the significantly expanded contract Pattonair will support Rolls-Royce in ramping up production of new engine programmes including the Trent XWB, Trent 1000 and Trent 7000. The contract is a global award for Pattonair, whose headquartered site is close to Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, and will include Pattonair’s dedicated facilities in Germany, North America and Asia.