Rolls-Royce News

Rolls-Royce announces Anita Frew as Chair Designate and appointment of Mike Manley as Non-Executive Director

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Electrify future engineers

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Apr 20^th 2021 |

Rolls-Royce is offering the chance to design the pilot’s helmet for the all-electric world record attemptRolls-Royce is developing an all-electric plane that will be aiming for the record books with a target spe...

Rolls-Royce announces CFO succession

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Feb 17^th 2021 |

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Rolls-Royce announces today that Panos Kakoullis has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, succeeding Stephen Daintith who is leaving Rolls-Royce, as previously ...

Rolls-Royce UK staff strike over possible Singapore switch

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Nov 6^th 2020 |

Staff at a factory in northwest England run by engines maker Rolls-Royce on Friday began a three-week strike over the possible relocation of operations to Singapore, ...

AerSale to convert a large fleet of 757-200s to full cargo aircraft

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 24^th 2020 |

AerSale has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 24 Boeing 757-200s in order to convert most of them to full-cargo aircraft. These aircraft were all stored at ...

Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce logs £5.4 bn H1 loss on virus

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Aug 28^th 2020 |

British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce on Thursday logged a vast net loss for the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak grounded aircraft worldwide and sparked ...

Rolls-Royce aircraft engines at idle

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, May 7^th 2020 |

Rolls-Royce is moving towards a new restructuring plan which could include the loss of 8000 jobs, the equivalent of 15% of its workforce. A majority of these job cuts will directly concern its commercial aircraft e...

Rolls-Royce is attempting to use MRO to remedy Trent 1000 issues

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 14^th 2019 |

Rolls-Royce will need to make a major effort with its support capacities. Confronted with recurring problems on its Trent 1000 engines - and particularly the early wea...

Rolls-Royce to switch work to Germany over Brexit

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Dec 12^th 2018 |

Rolls-Royce on Wednesday said it was switching to Germany from the UK its design-approval of large aircraft engines after Prime Minister Theresa May delayed parliament's vote on the Brexit deal."Rolls-Royce notes the...

How Thai Airways will Expand Rolls-Royce’s Trent Engine Service Network

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jun 20^th 2018 |

The voluntarist strategic policy of the Thai government over the past two years to develop the country's aerospace industry is taking shape. Rolls-Royce and Thai Airwa...

Rolls-Royce celebrates launch of new Pearl engine family

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Tue, May 29^th 2018 |

Pearl engine will power the new Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraftRolls-Royce announces the launch of a new engine family for business aviation, with the ...

Rolls-Royce invests in Reaction Engines

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Apr 16^th 2018 |

Rolls-Royce announces it is investing in Reaction Engines Limited, the UK-based aerospace technology company. The investment is part of a strategic fundraising by Reaction Engines which will support the further develo...

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Tom Bell appointed President and CEO Rolls-Royce North America

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Mar 1^st 2018 |

Rolls-Royce today announces the appointment of Tom Bell as President and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America, a post he will hold alongside his current position as Presid...

How Rolls-Royce is dealing with the future growth in maintenance activities

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, May 24^th 2017 |

We often talk about Rolls-Royce and its engine production activities. But the British industrial company has a second major activity: maintenance. Just how important M...

Rolls-Royce opens the doors of its Operational Service Desk in Berlin

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Apr 12^th 2017 |

Rolls-Royce has a significant presence in Germany, in particular at Dahlewitz, near Berlin, where its facilities include various research and testing centres, but also...

Thai graft watchdog will probe Rolls-Royce bribes

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 9^th 2017 |

Thailand's anti-graft watchdog on Thursday said it will investigate senior government officials and employees of the country's flagship airline over bribes paid more than a decade ago by Rolls-Royce.In January Britai...