Emirates to join Rolls-Royce global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul network from 2027

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Thursday 20 November 2025 10:47 AM

Emirates to join Rolls-Royce global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul network from 2027

Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) and Emirates today signed a Memorandum of Understanding granting Emirates the rights to perform Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul on their own Trent 900 engines that power their A380 fleet. At the same time, the TotalCare agreement covering the Trent 900 fleet has also been extended to the 2040s.

Emirates will build a new facility with the first engine induction forecast from 2027. Emirates will complete fan case repairs at the facility and Rolls-Royce will maintain module repair capability within the global network.

Paul Keenan, Director - Commercial Aviation Aftermarket Operations, Rolls-Royce, said:

Today’s announcement marks another milestone in our journey to significantly increase our global MRO capacity and capability by 2030. Our global network combines a strong mix of Rolls-Royce owned facilities, joint ventures and strategic collaborations with industry partners. We are delighted to welcome Emirates to that mix ahead of the new facility opening in 2027.

“The agreement will allow for additional capacity in the entire Rolls-Royce network and further reinforces our commitment to deliver both excellent products and services to our global customer base.”

Ahmed Safa, Head of Engineering and MRO, Emirates, said:

With Emirates’ plans to continue operating our Airbus A380 fleet into the 2040s, we wanted to secure our own engine maintenance capabilities. We are pleased to sign this agreement with Rolls-Royce which takes our partnership further. We will be working closely with their team to bring the latest engine MRO capabilities into our facilities as part of our expansion of Emirates’ Engineering Maintenance Centre (EEMC). This is yet another value-added contribution to Dubai’s growing aerospace sector capabilities.”

TotalCare is designed to provide operational and financial assurance certainty for customers by transferring time on wing and maintenance cost risk back to Rolls-Royce. This industry-leading premium service offering is supported by data delivered through the Rolls-Royce advanced engine health monitoring system, which helps provide customers with increased operational availability, reliability and efficiency.

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