Rolls-Royce considers focusing on narrow-body jet engines
Rolls-Royce, the British engineering giant, considers focusing on the narrow-body plane market as the wide-body aircraft sector, in…
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Articles about Rolls-Royce, the British company known for its production of aero engines for the aviation industry, among other power systems.
Rolls-Royce takes “largest-ever“ restructuring: cuts 1,400 jobs
Nearly 1,400 employees of Rolls-Royce, the British engineering giant, would lose their jobs as the company follows its…
Repair, don’t scrap: Rolls-Royce launches new engine service plan
Rolls-Royce launched a new project which should speed up the development of future aerospace technologies. British company set…
Rolls-Royce to place new shares for $2.6 billion
Rolls-Royce comes up with a plan to stabilize its balance sheet with approximately $2.6 billion. In order to…
Rolls-Royce to strengthen its balance sheet by £5 billion?
Rolls-Royce comes up with a plan to stabilize its balance sheet with approximately £5 billion. The British engine…
Rolls-Royce estimates engine flying hours were down 50%
Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom-based engine maker, provided a financial update ahead of its H1 2020 results announcement. The…
Rolls-Royce completes world’s fastest all-electric plane testing
Rolls-Royce has completed tests of its world’s faster all-electric aircraft on a full-scale replica of the plane’s core…
Rolls-Royce to reduce civil operations, workforce down by 9,000
A £5.4 billion ($6 billion) loss prompted the engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce to consolidate its civil aerospace operations. Four…
EASA issues repeated checks for Rolls-Royce Airbus A380 engines
EASA announced that repetitive on-wing inspections are now necessary for three variants of Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, following…
Rolls-Royce launch new effort for supersonic propulsion
Rolls-Royce and Reaction Engines will partner to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems for civil and defense aerospace gas…
Rolls-Royce identifies cracks on A350 XWB engine blades
Rolls-Royce identified signs of wear in the blades of some Intermediate Pressure Compressors (IPC) of XWB-84 engines that…
Virgin Galactic reveals plans for supersonic aircraft
Virgin Galactic announced that they would be collaborating with Rolls-Royce in designing and building Mach 3, a supersonic…
Norwegian cancels all remaining Boeing orders
Norwegian Air Shuttle announced it would cancel its pending order for 92 Boeing 737 MAX and 5 Boeing…
Indonesia prepares $1 billion lifeline to save Garuda
The Indonesian authorities drafted a 1$ billion rescue plan for the national airline, Garuda, to prevent it from…
Why fully electric aviation is not for tomorrow
The aviation industry is under unprecedented pressure regarding its impact on the climate. Aircraft manufacturers and airlines redouble…
Emirates Clark: no reliability – no new Airbus/Boeing jets for us
The article was first published on September 6, 2019. Emirates’ President Tim Clark is running out of patience…
Rolls-Royce aims to break record with new electric plane
The British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce ambitions to build the fastest all-electric aircraft in the world. Designed in partnership…
EASA issues airworthiness directive for RR Trent 1000 and 7000
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued on November 20, 2019, an airworthiness directive (AD) for…