Tag: Rolls-Royce

June 22, 2023

Rolls-Royce is delighted to welcome Avolon’s selection of an additional 20 Trent 7000-powered Airbus A330neos. The international leasing company, which signed an MoU for the aircraft with Airbus at the Paris Air Show today, already includes 55 A330neos in its […]

June 13, 2023

Rolls-Royce is being awarded 4.1 million EUR state funding to support research and development that will advance all-electric and hybrid-electric aviation. The funding, by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, will also support the […]

July 18, 2022

Rolls-Royce has entered the final build phase for the world’s largest aero-engine technology demonstrator, UltraFan®, providing a suite of technologies to support sustainable air travel for decades to come. The demonstrator engine, with a fan diameter of 140 inches, is […]

March 15, 2022

The project lead by Rolls-Royce – with £249,000 of funding – involves developing a power station, for use in space, that could power the generation of water, breathable oxygen and fuels for solar exploration. Another project – lead by Open […]

November 23, 2021

Rolls-Royce announced today that it has delivered its 1000th Trent XWB–84, achieving another key milestone for the engine programme. The engine, which will power an Airbus A350-900, was built at the company’s state-of-the-art Production Test Facility in Derby, England. The […]

October 11, 2021

Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Energy Brandenburg (MWAE) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) to advance the research and development of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for […]

October 6, 2021

Rolls-Royce’s Pearl® 700 engines have been selected by Gulfstream to power the company’s latest ultra-long-range business jet, the G800. The engine type was purpose-designed for Gulfstream and is on track to receive its certification next year. It is the most […]

March 30, 2021

Rolls-Royce has officially started building the world’s largest aero-engine, UltraFan®, which will help redefine sustainable air travel for decades to come. Work on the first module is underway at our dedicated DemoWorks facility in Derby, UK, and the demonstrator engine, […]

March 11, 2021

Rolls-Royce’s ground-breaking technology is set to power Vertical Aerospace’s flagship Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft. A Rolls-Royce electrical power system will be integrated into the piloted all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, which will carry up to four passengers […]

June 12, 2020

Rolls-Royce has delivered the 8,000th engine made at our site in Dahlewitz, Germany. The engine, a BR725, will be shipped to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah, Georgia, USA, to power its current flagship business jet, the G650ER. The Dahlewitz site, […]

December 19, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) – British engineering company Rolls-Royce gave a first look at a one-seater electric aircraft on Thursday it hopes will fly in late Spring next year and become the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. Growing concerns about climate change plus […]

January 10, 2019

Rolls Royce has revealed its record global results for 2018. The company has achieved the highest annual sales in its history, with 4,107 cars delivered in over 50 countries around the world, where it continues to generate a positive contribution […]

September 5, 2017

Rolls-Royce today announced that it has set a new record for the world’s most powerful aerospace gearbox, just months after testing began. Speaking at the International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE) conference in Manchester, UK, Paul Stein, Chief Technology […]

October 28, 2016

Rolls-Royce announced today that it is growing its presence in Southern California, with a $30 million expansion into a new 62,000 square foot facility that will be dedicated to research and development of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials and processes […]