Rolls-Royce to expand global engine overhaul network to support further fleet growth
07 November 2019
Rolls-Royce is announcing plans to expand our global network of engine overhaul services to support growth in our fleet of large aero engines. With our fleet of in-service engines forecast to grow from more than 4,000 today to approximately 6,500 in the mid-term – and even further beyond that – we expect demand for overhaul services to increase over the coming years.
This planned expansion comes as the long-term focus of our business moves towards managing the aftermarket potential of our fleet of widebody aircraft engines, following successful expansion over many years. This further expansion of our network of engine overhaul facilities also underpins our commitment to reducing the impact on customers of in-service issues with the Trent 1000.
In Germany, part of the Rolls-Royce Deutschland site in Dahlewitz will transition into an overhaul services hub with the capability of handling widebody engine overhauls. Our Rolls-Royce Canada site in Montreal, which currently services business jet engines, will also be repurposed to become a widebody engine overhaul facility.
These moves come in addition to ongoing investment in the UK, our Derby site will become an engine overhaul Centre of Excellence, capable of overhauling the new engine types in our fleet. Our team in Derby is developing new overhaul techniques and will provide training to our wider network. We will also continue to invest in overhaul facilities in Bristol and Inchinnan to enhance their capacity to undertake overhauls of our Trent 700 engines.
Expanding capacity in our network of service facilities follows previous announcements on increasing provision for engine overhaul through Authorised Maintenance Centres at Delta Tech Ops, Sanad Aerotech and Standard Aero.
Dominic Horwood, Rolls-Royce, Civil Aerospace Services Director, said: “We are focused on expanding our existing global network to address the growing demand for overhaul services and to provide our customers with even better service solutions both now and into the future.”
About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to meet our planet’s vital power needs.
Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 70 navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
Annual underlying revenue was £15 billion in 2018, around half of which came from the provision of aftermarket services.
In 2018, Rolls-Royce invested £1.4 billion on research and development. We also support a global network of 29 University Technology Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific research.
The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills.
