Rolls-Royce has secured new Trent engine commitments from Somon Air and Philippine Airlines, strengthening its wide-body order book. Tajikistan’s Somon Air has selected four Trent 1000 XE engines to power two new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The order follows LATAM’s purchase of six Trent 1000 XE engines earlier this year and marks another win for the […]
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Rolls-Royce has announced that its Pearl 700 engines have successfully powered the first flight of a Gulfstream G800 using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), marking a significant milestone in efforts to reduce non-CO₂ emissions from business aviation. The flight formed part of Gulfstream Aerospace’s high-altitude flight test campaign to assess the potential of neat SAF
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Rolls-Royce has launched an advanced aircraft and engine health monitoring programme for Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, combining its Pearl engine Engine Vibration & Health Monitoring Unit (EVHMU) with Bombardier’s Smart Link Plus system. Available to operators enrolled in Rolls-Royce CorporateCare® Enhanced, the integrated solution provides real-time, automatic transmission of engine performance
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Nasmyth Group (Nasmyth) has reached a major milestone in delivering its previously announced Rolls-Royce contract. The company has established its new facility in Sri City, completed the installation of equipment, built its workforce, and successfully passed its AS9100D quality management system audits in May 2026. The achievement marks a pivotal stage in Nasmyth’s global aerospace
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Rolls-Royce has marked a major achievement for its Trent XWB-84 Enhanced Performance (EP) engine, which has delivered almost twice the expected fuel savings during its first year of airline service. The first Trent XWB-84 EP entered service in May 2025 as part of Rolls-Royce’s £1 billion (US$1.35 billion) investment programme for its Trent engine family.
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Rolls-Royce has been selected by LATAM Airlines to power three Boeing 787 Dreamliners with Trent 1000 XE engines. The Trent 1000 XE incorporates several upgrades following Rolls-Royce’s certified two-phase durability enhancement programme. This includes a re-engineered high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade, increasing cooling air flow by 40% and delivering more than double the time on wing
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Rolls-Royce has opened a new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Development Cell at its Defence Assembly and Operations facility in Bristol, UK. Funded by the UK Ministry of Defence, the cell uses advanced additive manufacturing technology to produce critical components for next-generation aircraft engines. By integrating this German-engineered capability, the UK remains at the forefront of aerospace
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GKN Aerospace has secured a new five-year agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide fan blade repair services across the RB211-535, Trent 700 and Trent 800 engine programmes, reinforcing a long-standing partnership between the two companies. The contract builds on more than two decades of GKN Aerospace’s established expertise in repairing fan blades, fan discs and annulus
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Rolls-Royce has announced a £19.3 million investment in its highly specialised Advanced Blade Casting Facility (ABCF) in Rotherham, supported by a £2 million grant from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA). The combined £21.3 million investment will enhance the facility’s capability and productivity. ABCF manufactures some of the world’s most advanced turbine blades for
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Rolls-Royce has secured €64 million (US$73.6 million) in funding from the European Union’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (CAJU) to lead UNIFIED (Ultra Novel and Innovative Fully Integrated Engine Demonstrations), a collaborative research programme supporting the development and planned ground testing of the UltraFan 30 demonstrator. The project will focus on maturing and advancing next-generation propulsion
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