Rolls-Royce and Turkish Technic have broken ground on Turkish Technic’s state-of-the-art maintenance centre at Istanbul Airport.
Announced in May 2025 as the latest addition to the Rolls-Royce MRO network, the facility will strengthen Turkish Technic’s position at the forefront of the maintenance industry. It will also complement Rolls-Royce’s existing MRO footprint and support growing long-term demand for new large civil engines.
Scheduled to become operational by the end of 2027, the new site will enable Turkish Technic to provide comprehensive maintenance services for Trent XWB-97, Trent XWB-84 and Trent 7000 engines, which power the Airbus A350 and Airbus A330neo respectively.
Rob Watson, President – Civil Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, said: “Breaking ground on Turkish Technic’s new state-of-the-art facility is a significant milestone for our global MRO network, which supports our TotalCare customers around the world.
“We’re significantly increasing our global MRO capacity by 2030, and today’s announcement marks another step on that journey. It reinforces our strong partnership with Turkish Airlines – whose fleet of Airbus A350s will be supported by this facility – and underlines Turkish Technic’s commitment to become a leading provider of civil large aero engine MRO.”
With a planned capacity of up to 200 shop visits a year, the facility is expected to be one of the largest of its kind in the region. It will serve Rolls-Royce TotalCare customers as well as the Turkish Airlines fleet.
In late 2023, Turkish Airlines placed a landmark order for Airbus A350 aircraft, becoming the world’s largest operator of the Trent XWB engine. The deal included 120 Trent XWB-84 engines and 40 Trent XWB-97 engines, excluding options and spares.
