Rolls-Royce has reached a significant production milestone with the delivery of its 9,000th jet engine from its Dahlewitz facility in Germany. The milestone engine, a Pearl 700, is destined for Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Georgia, USA, where it will power a Gulfstream G700 business jet.
Located just south of Berlin, the Dahlewitz site began engine production in June 1995 and has since evolved into Rolls-Royce’s Centre of Excellence for two-shaft engines. Today, it employs approximately 2,400 people from over 60 countries and serves as the company’s headquarters for business aviation operations. The site not only develops and manufactures cutting-edge jet engines but also provides essential maintenance services, playing a central role in Rolls-Royce’s growth strategy within the business aviation market.
The 9,000 engines produced at Dahlewitz include the Pearl 10X, Pearl 15, Pearl 700, BR710, BR715, BR725, Tay 611-8/-8C, V2500, and Trent XWB-84, with more than 6,100 currently in use in business jet applications around the world.
In addition to engine production, Dahlewitz houses development and testing facilities for Rolls-Royce’s innovative power gearbox used in the UltraFan® demonstrator programme. Looking ahead, Rolls-Royce anticipates a 7–9% annual increase in the number of its powered aircraft in service through the end of the decade, with engine flying hours expected to reach 120–130% of 2019 levels in the mid-term.
To support this projected growth, Rolls-Royce announced in 2023 a £30 million (US$40.5 million) investment in the Dahlewitz facility and plans to recruit over 100 new staff. These resources will initially support rising service demand for Trent 1000 engines and later transition to assembling and testing the Trent XWB-84—the world’s most efficient large aero-engine currently in service—from 2026.
