The first sets of Pearl® 15 production standard engines were delivered to Bombardier and have been fitted to the first Global 6500 aircraft that is now in completions in readiness to power its latest business jet, into service.
While Bombardier has started interior completion work on the first customer aircraft, the Rolls-Royce site in Dahlewitz, Germany, is ramping up the Pearl 15 production. Flight testing is on track to support the aircraft certification and a smooth entry into service later this year.
The Pearl 15 is the newest addition to Rolls-Royce’s business aviation engine portfolio, exclusively powering Bombardier’s Global® 5500 and 6500 aircraft. The engine was carefully designed and optimized in partnership with Bombardier to complement the Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft. Both, aircraft and engines, were unveiled to the public at the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva.
