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Rolls-Royce and Ethiopian Airlines Sign TotalCare Agreement for Trent XWB Engines

admin — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:49:21 +0000

Rolls-Royce has announced that it has signed a TotalCare® service agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines that will power four new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The agreement will provide the airline with predictability as well as a known cost for the services and maintenance. TotalCare is designed to provide operational certainty for customers [...]

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Rolls-Royce Appoints John Kelly as new President of META Region

admin — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 07:38:41 +0000

Rolls-Royce plc has announced the appointment of John Kelly to the position of President – Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META), with immediate effect. Before his new role, John spent six years as Senior Vice President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Group’s Civil Aerospace business. He will now assume group-wide leadership and representation for the Group’s [...]

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How Rolls-Royce is Sustainably Powering Africa’s Regional Connectivity

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 18:10:51 +0000

The African aviation market has been underserved for a long time. Before 2020, only 9% of Africa’s air traffic was between African countries, the rest being intercontinental. And today, globally, the region accounts for less than 2% of total air traffic despite being home to around 17% of the world’s population. Africa urgently needs a [...]

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Rolls Royce and Gulfstream Complete First Test Flight of an Ultra Long-Range Business Jet Powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:34:05 +0000

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. have conducted the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The test took place on the BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 twin-jet over Gulfstream’s headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. Demonstrating that current Rolls-Royce engines for business jet and large civil applications can [...]

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Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor Group Sign MOU to Collaborate on Electric propulsion and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:41:05 +0000

Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor Group have announced plans today to collaborate on bringing all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology to the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Market. The partnership will leverage Rolls-Royce’s aviation and certification capabilities and Hyundai Motor Group’s hydrogen fuel cell technologies and industrialisation capability. Both companies share a vision of leading the [...]

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Rolls-Royce advances hybrid-electric flights with new technology for longer flights

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:20:20 +0000

Rolls-Royce has announced the development of turbogenerator technology, which includes a new small engine designed for hybrid-electric applications. The system will be an on-board power source with scalable power offerings and will complement the Rolls-Royce Electrical propulsion portfolio, enabling an extended range of sustainable aviation fuels and later as it comes available through hydrogen combustion. [...]

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Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce announce partnership to research innovative technologies for sustainable regional aircraft

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:00:10 +0000

Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce have today announced plans to study a conceptual zero-emission regional aircraft. The 12-month cooperation study – in the context of pre-competitive research and development – will address passenger requirements to stay connected in a post Covid-19 world, but do so sustainably, and seeks to accelerate the knowledge of the technologies necessary [...]

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Rolls-Royce all-Electric Aircraft takes Claim as World’s Fastest

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:11:11 +0000

Rolls Royce has announced that its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft made its much anticipated world record attempt and is now believed to be the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, setting three new world records. In a press release, the OEM says it has submitted data to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) – the World Air [...]

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Rolls Royce’s All-Electric Spirit of Innovation Completes First Flight as it Prepares for World-Record Attempt

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:26:25 +0000

Rolls Royce has announced the completion of the first flight of the all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft. It is propelled by a 400kW (500+hp) electric powertrain with the most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft. The milestone marks another step towards the plane’s world-record attempt and another milestone on the aviation industry’s journey [...]

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Airlink Agrees 10 Year Extension to Rolls Royce Total care Service for AE3007 Engines Powering ERJ-135 Fleet

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:00:01 +0000

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. The agreement, which covers 28 aircraft, is an extension of service for a further 10 years Airlink CEO, Rodger Foster, said; “Airlink and Rolls-Royce have worked hand in hand since the [...]

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