Tag: Rolls Royce
Data science helping Rolls Royce improve aircraft availability
Using technology and software to monitor, predict and plan aircraft engine maintenance is saving Rolls Royce customers hundreds of overhaul visits a year.
Nick Ward,...
Rolls-Royce and Airlink extend TotalCare agreement
Rolls-Royce and Airlink have signed a TotalCare service agreement for the AE3007 engines that power the South African airline’s fleet of Embraer ERJ135 aircraft....
Rolls-Royce partners with Shell in sustainable aviation fuel push
British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would partner with oil company Shell to work on the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in line...
‘As long as it lasts’: Rolls-Royce says can weather crisis despite...
Rolls-Royce has enough funding to weather the crisis in the aviation industry caused by the pandemic, its chief executive said on Thursday, after the...
Rolls-Royce plans two-week shutdown of civil aerospace business
Britain’s Rolls-Royce said on Sunday it is proposing a two week operational shutdown of its civil aerospace unit over the summer as it manages...
Travel troubles force Rolls-Royce to cut 2021 flight forecasts
Britain’s Rolls-Royce lowered forecasts for how much its engines will fly this year as tighter coronavirus travel restrictions inflict fresh pain on airlines, saying...
Coronavirus pandemic worsens 2020 outlook for Rolls-Royce
British engineering company Rolls-Royce downgraded this year’s cash outflow forecast and warned of a challenging outlook as the slump in air travel continues.
But the...
Rolls-Royce to sell assets to boost pandemic-hit finances
British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said it would sell assets to try to raise at least 2 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) as it battles to shore...
Rolls-Royce finds cracks in small number of Trent XWB engines
Britain’s Rolls-Royce will carry out extra inspections on some of its Trent XWB engines after cracks were found on a small number of them, in...
Rolls-Royce burns through £3 billion, expects more cash outflows
Aerospace engineer Rolls-Royce burned through 3 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) in the first half as the hours flown by its engines halved due to the...
Britain’s Rolls-Royce to axe 9 000 jobs in air travel slump
Rolls-Royce plans to cut at least 9 000 jobs, or more than a sixth of its workforce, in the latest blows to the UK...
Rolls Royce and SAA open first African lease engine storage facility
Rolls-Royce and South African Airways Technical (SAAT) have opened Rolls-Royce's first lease engine storage facility in Africa.
The event was supported and attended...
Rolls Royce unveils engine maintenance robots
Rolls-Royce has demonstrated a vision of how robotics could be used to revolutionise the future of engine maintenance, with different robots that...
Rolls-Royce cuts 4,600 jobs at ‘pivotal moment’ for business
Rolls-Royce is to cut 4,600 jobs over two years in the latest attempt by boss Warren East to reduce costs and complexity...
Rolls-Royce, Airbus to collaborate on new UltraFan engine
Rolls-Royce and Airbus have signed a deal to collaborate on development of the UltraFan, a new engine that is intended to 25...
Siemens, Airbus, Rolls-Royce team up on hybrid-electric propulsion
Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens have come together to develop a hybrid electric engine as the race intensifies to advance battery technology and...
Rolls-Royce unveils plans for more efficient aircraft engines
British engineering company Rolls-Royce unveiled plans on Wednesday for a new aircraft engine which it said would be up to 6 percent...
4 700 to 5 200 new civilian helicopters will be sold...
The market for new civil helicopters between now and 2016 is valued at between 4 700 and 5 200 aircraft, according to...
Qantas A380 engine explosion caused by defective pipe
The mid-air engine explosion aboard a Qantas A380 passenger jet in November 2010 was caused by a defective oil pipe, according to...
GE, Rolls drop push to build F-35 engines
General Electric Co and Rolls Royce dropped their drive to build an alternate engine for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 joint strike fighter,...
Pratt/Rolls parry GE with engine shake-up
Engine makers Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney have pulled back from a damaging rift to prevent rival General Electric from running away...
Hawk support contracts top R571 million
The South African Air Force has awarded three new contracts related to its fleet of 24 BAE Systems Hawk Mk 120 lead-in...
ATE wins R7.6m Hawk repair & overhaul order
Advanced Technologies & Engineering (ATE) has been awarded a R7.6 million order to repair d overhaul components for the South African Air...