Investors
Friday, 21 September 2007
A new facility formally opened today at the Rolls-Royce Bristol plant is the final component of an ambitious investment plan, launched more than three years ago, to build a series of ‘focused factories’ with world-class manufacturing capability.
Civil
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Rolls-Royce will take a share of around $110 million from an order for V2500 engines from Singapore-based BOC Aviation.
Investors
Monday, 17 September 2007
Derby South MP the Rt Hon Margaret Beckett is the guest of honour today (Monday, 17 September) as Rolls-Royce marks investment programmes totalling around £100 million by formally opening two additional world-class aerospace facilities in the city – a manufacturing centre for aero engine components, and one of the world’s largest test beds.
Civil
Thursday, 13 September 2007
Rolls-Royce has signed a new engine overhaul agreement with Icelandair, covering the RB211-535s which power the airline's fleet of 21 Boeing 757s.
Investors
Thursday, 13 September 2007
Rolls-Royce announced today that Iain Conn, an independent non-executive director, has been appointed as the Senior Independent Director and John Rishton, an independent non-executive director, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee, in succession to Peter Byrom who will remain on the Rolls-Royce Board.
Civil
Friday, 31 August 2007
Rolls-Royce has won business worth up to $400 million as its share of an order for V2500 engines and aftermarket services from Singapore’s Tiger Airways.
Investors
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Rolls-Royce today opened a new University Technology Centre (UTC) at Karlsruhe University in Germany to research cooling in gas turbine combustors and turbines and related technologies required to improve the fuel efficiency and environmental performance of future aero engines.
Defence
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
The most powerful version of the RTM322 turboshaft engine to date has received its Civil Type Certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency, Rolls-Royce Turbomeca (RRTM) said today
Defence
Friday, 17 August 2007
Rolls-Royce has been selected to develop technology for the ADVENT programme, the next-generation propulsion system for the US Air Force. The work will be carried out at the Group’s LibertyWorks™ research unit at Indianapolis, US.
Civil
North America
Thursday, 16 August 2007
American Airlines and Rolls-Royce today celebrated the 1,500th engine to come through the joint venture maintenance and repair facility, Texas Aero Engine Service Ltd (TAESL) in Fort Worth, Texas.