Ten years of award-winning service for Rolls-Royce Business Aviation customers

Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today celebrates the 10th anniversary of its dedicated 24/7/365 Operational Service Desk (OSD) for its global Business Aviation customers.

Based at the Rolls-Royce headquarters for business aviation engines in Dahlewitz, Germany, the OSD provides a single point of support whenever customers need urgent assistance. Permanently manned with engine, customs and logistics experts, and using state-of-the-art data analytics tools and digital capabilities, such as Engine Health Monitoring (EHM), the OSD team has significantly contributed to Rolls-Royce being voted as the number one engine service supplier in the business aviation market.

Since the introduction of the OSD concept in 2013, and the later integration into a Business Aviation Aircraft Availability Centre the ‘Averted Missed Trip’ rate, a key measure in this market sector, has reached an industry-leading level of 99%. Through the combination of digital data management and innovations, such as the Engine Vibration and Health Monitoring Unit (EVHMU) of the new Pearl engine family, Rolls-Royce is further strengthening the preventive maintenance approach to realise its vision of 100% aircraft availability and completely avoid any “aircraft on ground” events. This means that no CorporateCare customer should stay on the ground long enough to delay any scheduled flight.

While the Operational Service Desk acts as the point of contact for customers, it is only one part of a unique and powerful global service infrastructure. With more than 75 Authorised Service Centres in place with key maintenance providers, Rolls-Royce offers its business aviation customers the largest global service network in the industry. This infrastructure is complemented by On Wing Services Specialists, who are located at strategic hubs in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia, as well as a number of spare parts and lease engine storage locations around the world. CorporateCare customers benefit from faster response times and reduced maintenance time with simplified, streamlined administration wherever they fly.

Andy Robinson, SVP Customers & Services - Business Aviation, Rolls-Royce, said:

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As the world’s leading engine supplier in business aviation, our customers trust us to deliver outstanding in-service support. We’re aiming for 100% of the business aircraft we power to never miss a scheduled trip due to maintenance. The Operational Service Desk plays in important role to make this vision a reality.

Each day we go above and beyond for our customers and the positive feedback we receive regarding our services proves we are delivering. I would like to thank the whole business aviation services team for their continued support over the last 10 years.”

Fast facts

  • Rolls-Royce is the world’s leading business aviation engine supplier, powering more than 4,000 business aircraft in service.
  • About 2,500 aircraft are covered by CorporateCare® with about 70 per cent of new deliveries being enrolled in the programme.
  • In 2022, business aviation accounted for 21% of the Rolls Royce Civil Aerospace revenue.
  • Since the official opening of the Operational Service Desk in 2013 the number of Rolls-Royce powered business jets has grown by 25%.
  • Since the introduction of the Operational Service Desk the average time to solve a standard ‘aircraft on ground’ situation has improved from more than 10 days to well under 24 hours.
  • Since 2013 the OSD team managed 25,000 urgent service requests.
About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
  1. Rolls-Royce develops and delivers complex power and propulsion solutions for safety-critical applications in the air, at sea and on land. Our products and service packages enable our customers to connect people, societies, cultures and economies together; they meet the growing need for power generation across multiple industries; and enable governments to equip their armed forces with the power required to protect their citizens.
  2. Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces and navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers. We are committed to making our products compatible with net zero carbon emissions to meet customer demand for more sustainable solutions.
  3. The annual underlying revenue was £12.69 billion in 2022, and the underlying operating profit was £652m.
  4. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a publicly traded company (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69).

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