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Singapore Airlines took delivery of its latest Rolls-Royce
powered aircraft type in October 2007, when the first of
its Airbus A380s arrived at Changi Airport. Since it placed
its first order for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powered engines
in 1995, for Trent engines to power its fleet of Boeing
777 aircraft, the airline has gone on to select Trent 500
engines for its fleet of A340-500s, Trent 700s for it's
A380s and the Trent XWB for its A350-XWB aircraft.
Rolls-Royce also has strong and long-standing business
partnerships with Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise
(SALE), SilkAir - the regional subsidiary of SIA, SIA Engineering
Company, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and
ST Aerospace Engines Pte Ltd - an ST Engineering company.
BOC Aviation, an aircraft leasing company that provides
lease and fleet financing solutions for the airline market,
is a Rolls-Royce customer. The company owns seven widebody
aircraft, three 777-200ERS and four of the larger 777-300s,
all of which are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines.
In the single aisle aircraft fleet, over 50 International
Aero Engines (IAE) V2500s power the Airbus A319 and A320.
IAE is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce, Pratt and Whitney,
MTU and Japanese Aero Engine Corporation (JAEC).
SilkAir, the regional subsidiary of SIA operates A319 and
A320 aircraft powered by the V2500 engine, as do Singapore
low cost carriers Tiger and Jetstar Asia Airways.
Aero repair and overhaul
The need for top-class repair and overhaul facilities has
also been recognised by Singapore Airlines - as a result
we have joined forces to address the needs of this market.
We currently have two joint ventures with Singapore Airline's
subsidiary: Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC).
International Engine Component Overhaul Pte Limited (IECO),
which refurbishes nozzle guide vanes and compressor stator
vanes for Rolls-Royce RB211 and Trent engines; and Singapore
Aero Engine Services Pte Limited (SAESL) which overhauls
and maintains Trent engines. SAESL is a S$185 million joint
venture between Rolls-Royce (30 per cent), Hong Kong Aero
Engine Services Limited (20 per cent) and SIA Engineering
Company (50 per cent).
SAESL performs the repair, overhaul and maintenance of
new-generation Rolls-Royce aircraft engines.
This includes the Trent 800 engine which powers the Boeing
777 twinjet, the Trent 700 which powers the A330 and the
Trent 500 for the SIA A340-500 aircraft. The facility also
has full capacity to handle Trent 900 engines for the new
Airbus A380 when it enters service with Singapore Airlines
later this year.
SAESL has also recently added component repair capability
through a S$10 million investment in a new compressor blade
cell.
With SAESL's customers operating over 450 Trent engines
and with these customers taking delivery of more than 100
additional Trents in the next three years, SAESL has developed
a wide market base and established itself as a facility
which is able to deliver reliable and efficient repair and
overhaul of Trent aircraft engines.
Training
Rolls-Royce is participating in the Economic Development
Board (EDB) Training and Attachment Programme (TAP) for
the first time. TAP aims to help companies develop manpower
capabilities and prepare for growth. The EDB will fund the
training, both in Singapore and abroad, of engineers and
other professionals to create a ready pool of trained manpower
for companies such as Rolls-Royce.
As part of the programme, nine shortlisted applicants spent
nine months training at the Rolls-Royce facility in Derby.
This was followed by a nine month attachment at SAESL, after
which the trainees were attached to SAESL for two years.
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