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Rolls-Royce and Turkish Technic to open widebody Trent engine MRO hub at Istanbul Airport

Rolls-Royce and Turkish Technic will establish a state-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul centre at Istanbul Airport, capable of servicing up to 200 of the propulsion specialist’s latest widebody Trent XWB-97, XWB-84 and Trent 7000 engines. The facility is scheduled to be operational by late 2027.

2025-05-07T03:46:53.791269-07:00

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NTSB Finds Delta 717’s Right BR715 Engine Nearly Oil-Free After Cabin Smoke Emergency The NTSB has determined that the right-side Rolls-Royce BR715-C1 engine on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 was nearly devoid of oil when the aircraft made a smoke-induced emergency landing in February, underscoring a critical lubrication failure that flooded the cabin with ‘tremendous’ smoke.

2025-05-23T04:54:14.206399-07:00

NTSB Finds Delta 717’s Right BR715 Engine Nearly Oil-Free After Cabin Smoke Emergency

Aviation Week

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Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X Certification Nears Completion with Final Test Pending Rolls-Royce has completed all but one major approval test for its Pearl 10X engine, the powerplant for Dassault’s Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet. The programme has logged over 3,400 hours of ground testing on demonstrator and production engines plus a six-month, 25-flight, 36,000 km campaign on a Boeing 747 testbed, paving the way for flight trials.

2025-05-19T03:14:35.147177-07:00

Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X Certification Nears Completion with Final Test Pending

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Former Rolls-Royce Expert Justin Chapman Joins Horizon as Senior Technical Advisor on Cavorite X7 Canada-based Horizon Aircraft has appointed Justin Chapman, a former Rolls-Royce aerospace expert, as senior technical advisor to support the development of its Cavorite X7 hybrid eVTOL. Chapman will apply his decades of engineering leadership to advance key systems including electronics, batteries and electric propulsion.

2025-05-12T02:33:03.436962-07:00

Former Rolls-Royce Expert Justin Chapman Joins Horizon as Senior Technical Advisor on Cavorite X7

Shephard Media

Rolls-Royce Wins £563 Million Five-Year RAF Typhoon Engine Support Contract Rolls-Royce has secured a £563 million, five-year support contract from the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support arm to provide maintenance and repair services for the EJ200 engines powering the RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet, underpinning air combat readiness through 2029.

2025-05-09T06:43:57.665979-07:00

Rolls-Royce Wins £563 Million Five-Year RAF Typhoon Engine Support Contract

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Rolls-Royce and Turkish Technic to open widebody Trent engine MRO hub at Istanbul Airport Rolls-Royce and Turkish Technic will establish a state-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul centre at Istanbul Airport, capable of servicing up to 200 of the propulsion specialist’s latest widebody Trent XWB-97, XWB-84 and Trent 7000 engines. The facility is scheduled to be operational by late 2027.

2025-05-07T03:46:53.791269-07:00

Rolls-Royce and Turkish Technic to open widebody Trent engine MRO hub at Istanbul Airport

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Rolls-Royce Sees US Certification for Trent 1000 HPT Blade in Coming Weeks Rolls-Royce expects US regulatory approval imminently for a redesigned high-pressure turbine blade on its Trent 1000 engine, a change set to extend time-on-wing and lower maintenance intervals and costs for operators.

2025-05-01T02:11:39.520929-07:00

Rolls-Royce Sees US Certification for Trent 1000 HPT Blade in Coming Weeks

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Rolls-Royce Sees Near-£3 Billion 2025 Profit, to Offset Tariffs with Mitigation Measures Rolls-Royce said in a May 1 trading update that it remains on track to deliver underlying profit and free cash flow of £2.7-2.9 billion in 2025, despite global tariff increases, by implementing targeted mitigation actions and leveraging CEO-led turnaround efforts.

2025-04-30T23:47:26.628833-07:00

Rolls-Royce Sees Near-£3 Billion 2025 Profit, to Offset Tariffs with Mitigation Measures

derbytelegraph.co.uk

UK Intervenes to Shield Rolls-Royce from Trump's Tariff Impact Rolls-Royce's stock faced early declines following President Trump's new tariff measures, but the UK Defense Secretary assured they would protect the engineering giant from adverse effects. The announcement highlights the British government's commitment to preserving a key national asset amid rising trade tensions.

2025-04-22T05:57:51.663366-07:00

UK Intervenes to Shield Rolls-Royce from Trump's Tariff Impact

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