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October 2008
The Rolls-Royce Factory of the Future opened by HRH The Duke of York
HRH The Duke of York KG joined guests from the top flight of the world’s aerospace companies and suppliers in October 2008 to open the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s (AMRC) £15 million state-of the-art Factory of the Future.

5 February 2008
“Clean Sky”programme takes off
A new generation of more environmentally efficient civil aircraft moved a step with the formal launch in Brussels of the “Clean Sky” joint technology initiative, in which Rolls-Royce is an industrial partner.

1 February 2008
Alternative Fuel Trial
A Trent 900-powered Airbus A380 has entered the record books as the first commercial aircraft to successfully complete a flight partly powered by synthetic, “gas to liquid” (GTL) fuel.