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Press releases 2009

Dubai air show orders and milestones reflect Rolls-Royce technology success Investors

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Rolls-Royce has secured orders worth more than $2.3 billion during the Dubai Air Show, demonstrating its strong market positions, its continued investment in technology and access to global markets.

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Rolls-Royce has signed a $171 million contract with Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem®.

Monday, 16 November 2009

Rolls-Royce has won a $110m share in an order from DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), for V2500 engines.

Sunday, 15 November 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a tenancy agreement with the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP).

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order for Trent 700 engines to power 20 Air China Airbus A330 aircraft.

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Rolls-Royce today announced that Ethiopian Airlines has ordered Trent XWB engines worth $480m at list prices.

Monday, 9 November 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a contract worth $8.5 million by the U.S. Air Force to provide AE 2100D3 spare engine parts to power Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

Monday, 9 November 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has enhanced its customer support capability in South America with a new Marine Service Centre located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State.

Friday, 6 November 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (EPSRC), are to work jointly with three UK universities in a new £50 million strategic partnership that will develop materials skills and knowledge to support the development of future gas turbines.

Thursday, 5 November 2009

Rolls-Royce announced today that the first Trent 60 gas turbine electrical generating package installed in Australia has officially begun service.

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Rolls-Royce Group plc, is today issuing its Interim Management Statement for the period 1 July to 2 November 2009.

Monday, 2 November 2009

Rolls-Royce, has won a $350m order, at list prices, for Trent engines to power five Airbus A330 aircraft for Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari).

Friday, 30 October 2009

Rolls-Royce has won an order for Trent 700 engines worth $720m, at list prices, to power ten Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract includes long-term TotalCare® service support.

Thursday, 29 October 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, welcomes today’s announcement by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills confirming £40 million capital investment in the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $90 million MissionCare™ contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) at NATC Patuxent River to provide support for the F405-RR-401 (Adour) engines that power the U.S. Navy’s T-45 training aircraft.

Monday, 19 October 2009

Prince George County, VA - Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has begun construction at Crosspointe, its new aerospace facility in Prince George County, Virginia.

Monday, 19 October 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today delivered the first part of its £96 million contract to supply a range of equipment to the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.

Monday, 19 October 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today officially introduced the latest engine in its AE 3007 series – the AE 3007A2.

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. has achieved a major milestone in the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) demonstrator program, and was selected by the U.S. Air Force to proceed with Phase II development.

Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announces that Kells Lane Primary School, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear has won the 2009 Rolls-Royce Science Prize.

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

The Rolls-Royce BR725 powered Gulfstream 650 ultra-long-range business jet rolled out of the hangar under its own power at Gulfstream in Savannah today. The event marks a major milestone in the programme.

Thursday, 24 September 2009

Nine schools from across the UK have today been announced as finalists for the 2009 Rolls-Royce Science Prize.

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with AAR, expanding the global reach for aftermarket supply of RR300 parts and services.

Friday, 28 August 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is ready to begin construction at Crosspointe, its new aerospace facility in Prince George County, Virginia.

Monday, 24 August 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won two additional major contracts from PetroChina for power systems to be installed on the West to East Gas Pipeline Project (WEPP).

Friday, 31 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has announced that its share of the Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 order is worth more than £300 million.

Thursday, 30 July 2009

Rolls-Royce made progress in the first half of 2009 with the order book, revenues and profits all increasing.

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been selected to power the RotorWay Eagle 300T turbine twin-seat helicopter with RR300B1 engines. As part of this agreement, RR300 engines will be delivered to RotorWay International through 2017.

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced plans to invest in four new factories and two advanced research programmes in the UK.

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced plans to build a new wide chord fan blade (WCFB) factory in Singapore.

Thursday, 23 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has announced that it will provide a 40MW power solution for the biggest shopping and entertainment complex in Asia, now under development in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is to power Air New Zealand’s order of Boeing 787-9 aircraft with Trent 1000 engines, including a TotalCare long-term service agreement.

Monday, 6 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is to transform customer training in its Marine business by investing in a new European customer training centre at Ålesund, Norway.

Friday, 3 July 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $470m order, at list prices, for Trent engines to power seven aircraft from Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari).

Monday, 29 June 2009

Rolls-Royce today announced that it has agreed to purchase a 33 per cent holding in the ordinary shares of ODIM, a leading provider of specialist marine handling systems to the offshore oil and gas industry.

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Rolls-Royce has achieved a significant milestone in the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) research program, delivering the adaptive fan system rig on schedule to the U.S. Air force Compressor Research Facility (CRF).

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Rolls-Royce has received type certification for the new BR725 engine that will power the first flight of the Gulfstream G650 business jet later in the year.

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Rolls-Royce has secured $4.1 billion in new orders during the Paris Air Show, demonstrating the resilience created by its global reach, strong portfolio and continued investment in technology.

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Rolls-Royce has successfully installed and tested the Adour Mk 821 engine in a Jaguar aircraft to prove its capability and suitability for the Indian Air Force’s Jaguar upgrade requirement.

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will power AirAsia X aircraft in an order worth up to US$1.8bn at list prices.

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Rolls-Royce has won a $190m share in an order from Etihad for V2500 engines to power a total of 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, France – 16 June 2009 - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has completed its recommendations to the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office and the Government of The Netherlands for assembly, Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) of engines for future F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, France – 16 June 2009 - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team’s successful testing plan continues with the second F136 development engine soon to begin testing on schedule.

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won its first order for kits which improve the efficiency and environmental performance of its Trent 700 engines.

Monday, 15 June 2009

Rolls-Royce has signed a jointly funded research and technology contract for ENTAPS (Engine Technologies for Aircraft Persistence and Survivability) with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD).

Monday, 15 June 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $230m share of an order from Qatar Airways for V2500 engines to power a total of 20 Airbus A320 and four A321 aircraft.

Monday, 15 June 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $230m share of an order from Air China for V2500 engines to power a total of 22 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.

Monday, 15 June 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will power new Gulf Air aircraft in an order worth US$1.5bn at list prices.

Monday, 15 June 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced that the German carrier Condor Airlines has signed a five-year extension to its existing TotalCare long-term services agreement. The contract covers the airline’s fleet of Boeing 757s powered by RB211-535E4 engines.

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

An offshore vessel, designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce, has today been named Skipsrevyen ‘Ship of the Year’ at the Nor-Shipping industry event in Oslo, Norway.

Thursday, 4 June 2009

Rolls-Royce formally opened its new North American headquarters for On-Wing Care™ today.

Thursday, 28 May 2009

Evendale, Ohio, US – May 27, 2009 - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has launched its flight clearance certification review, a process that will prepare the F136 engine for flight testing over the next several months.

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

The first three Rolls-Royce Trent 60 gas turbines installed in the United States have successfully achieved “first fire” start-up.  The units are located at two electric power stations in the cities of Lowell and Braintree, Massachusetts, near Boston.

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a €70 million contract by RWE, Germany’s largest electrical supplier, for four Trent 60 generating sets to replace 1970’s technology gas turbines at the Emsland combined cycle power station.

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a contract worth $80 million by the U.S. Air Force to provide AE 2100D3 spare engines and parts to power Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, the Royal Norwegian Air Force and the Indian Air Force.

Friday, 22 May 2009

Rolls-Royce has been voted the ‘Most Popular Graduate Recruiter - Engineering, Design and Manufacturing’ in the UK as part of ‘TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2009’. The awards were chosen from an online poll of students, which generated over 87,000 responses.

Friday, 22 May 2009

Rolls-Royce has secured a £38 million contract to supply a newly-developed anchor handling system that will enable floating oil platforms to be secured to the seabed in the extreme depths off the coast of Brazil.

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Rolls-Royce has signed a £75 million MissionCare™ contract with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) to support the Adour engines which power its fleet of Hawk aircraft.

Friday, 8 May 2009

CBO (Companhia Brasileira de Offshore) has purchased two further Rolls-Royce offshore vessel design and equipment systems in a £13 million order.

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Reston, VA – Rolls-Royce has partnered with the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech to create the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion Systems (CCAPS), a virtual research and technology center of excellence.

Thursday, 30 April 2009

Rolls-Royce Group plc is today holding its 2009 Annual General Meeting at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London.

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Together with their instructors and other representatives of Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce trainees today handed over the 'engine room' they had designed to the Dahme- Spreewald Technical College (DSTC) in Schönefeld.

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Rolls-Royce has announced a $106 million MissionCare™ contract with U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide support for Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3-powered KC-130J tanker aircraft

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will power Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft in an order worth up to US$900m at list prices. The contract will include a long-term service agreement.

Friday, 3 April 2009

Rolls-Royce has signed a long-term engine service agreement worth more than $350 million with Mexicana Group for the fleet of aircraft operated by its low-cost subsidiary, MexicanaClick. The TotalCare® agreement covers 25 newly leased Boeing 717-200s, powered by Rolls-Royce BR715 engines.

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

The most powerful offshore vessel ever built – the Far Samson, which has been designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce, entered service with Farstad Shipping of Norway, following a naming ceremony in Edinburgh.

Thursday, 26 March 2009

An upgraded Rolls-Royce industrial gas turbine, which incorporates advanced technologies used in the latest generation of Rolls-Royce aero engines, has achieved more than 100,000 hours of faultless operation.

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Rolls-Royce has enhanced its global customer support capability, with the opening of two new marine service centers in Galveston, Texas and Seattle, Washington.

Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Avalon Air Show, Geelong, Australia – 11 March, 2009 - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has completed its recommendations to the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office and the Australian Department of Defence for maintenance and repair of engines for future F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Rolls-Royce today opened a new Rolls-Royce Regional Customer Training Center (RCTC) in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, the second customer training facility it has opened in the last twelve months.

Friday, 27 February 2009

HNA Group and Rolls-Royce plc have today signed a contract for Trent 700EP engines to power Hong Kong Airlines’ new fleet of 20 Airbus A330s.

Friday, 27 February 2009

Rolls-Royce today announced a $23 million support services and spares contract for AE 2100D3 engines with the U.S. Air Force.

Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Rolls-Royce will deliver a further eight RB211 industrial gas turbines for Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas fields this year as part of contracts worth $150 million from TOTAL.

Monday, 23 February 2009

Rolls-Royce today announced its sixth new civil engine program in less than three years with the introduction of a new turboshaft engine, the RR500TS. 

Monday, 23 February 2009

Rolls-Royce and PZL-Swidnik Aircraft have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to discuss future applications of the new RR500 engine family. 

Monday, 23 February 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has launched a new waterjet for naval markets.

Sunday, 22 February 2009

Rolls-Royce and Bell Helicopter have signed a ten-year agreement, valued at up to $400 million for the supply of Model 250 engines for Bell 206 and 407 helicopters.

Sunday, 22 February 2009

Rolls-Royce, which offers one of the broadest power ranges for helicopter turboshaft engines in the world, today forecast a market characterized by near-term softness followed by a resumption of growth.

Sunday, 22 February 2009

The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC), a 50:50 joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for CTS800 engines and spares to upgrade UK Army Mk.9T Lynx helicopters

Sunday, 22 February 2009

Rolls-Royce family of helicopter engines has now surpassed the 200 million flight hour, accumulated over the last fifty years, underscoring the Group’s leading position in the helicopter market.

Sunday, 22 February 2009

The U.S. Army has awarded Rolls-Royce a $32 million contract modification for provision of Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) services covering the Model 250 - powered OH-58 Kiowa Warrior military helicopter fleet.

Friday, 20 February 2009

Rolls-Royce, a world leader in marine systems, has won a £12 million order to supply fuel-efficient manoeuvrability systems for four new cement carrying vessels.

Thursday, 12 February 2009

Order book increased by £9.6bn or 21 per cent to a record £55.5bn (2007 £45.9bn), with strong growth in all businesses.

Thursday, 5 February 2009

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced that it is moving the global headquarters for its Marine business to Singapore from London.

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Rolls-Royce has announced a contract modification of $221.7 million with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide AE 1107C-Liberty engines and services for the U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22 and the U.S. Air Force’s CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Rolls-Royce has pledged $120,000 to establish a new, multi-year engineering scholarship program at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Wednesday, 28 January 2009

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a £198 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to support the Pegasus engines which provide the Harrier fleet with its unique Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) capability.

Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Rolls-Royce will share in an order by Lufthansa to power a new fleet of 20 Airbus A321s plus options with V2500 SelectOne™ engines from the International Aero Engine (IAE) consortium.

Monday, 26 January 2009

Rolls-Royce has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), multi-year contract by the U.S. Air Force.

Monday, 19 January 2009

Rolls-Royce engines will power an extension to one of India’s major gas pipelines in a deal with Gas Authority India Limited (GAIL) valued at more than $130 million.

Thursday, 15 January 2009

Rolls-Royce will supply two Trent 60 gas turbines for a new power station near Budapest, Hungary, increasing the number of power stations in service or in development in Central and Eastern Europe using the Trent to 18.

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Rolls-Royce has assumed the title to over 1,000 acres at Crosspointe Centre, an important step in the continuing development of the company’s new aerospace facility in Prince George County, Virginia.

Monday, 12 January 2009

Rolls-Royce has successfully completed an initial test of its advanced, high-specific thrust YJ102R engine at the Indianapolis

Wednesday, 7 January 2009

To coincide with a visit by the Prime Minister to the Group’s Derby facility, Rolls-Royce announces that in 2009 it will take on 50 extra apprentices in addition to the 170 it had already planned to recruit in the UK.

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