Within the civil aerospace sector, the Rolls-Royce Trent family of engines has achieved a high level of success with a range of Middle East and North Africa airlines, such as Qatar, Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian, Egyptair, Middle East Airlines (MEA) Yemenia, Emirates and Etihad.

The Trent 700 powers the 29 Airbus A330s in service with Emirates, while the Trent 800 is in operation on its 21 Boeing 777-200, -200ER and -300s. Meanwhile the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 is the sole power plant for Emirates's ten Airbus A340-500s.

The success of the Trent in the region was further characterised by Etihad's selection in 2005 of the Trent 900 and Trent 700 for its fleet of Airbus A380 and A330 aircraft. Etihad will be the first to operate the Trent-powered A380 aircraft in the Middle East.

Rolls-Royce is also a senior shareholder within IAE International Aero Engines AG, which supplies the V2500 engine for the Airbus A319, A320 and A321 as well as the Boeing MD-90. The V2500 has been selected by a growing number of Middle East operators including EgyptAir, Kharafi, Mahan Air, MEA, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian and SyrianAir.