Aircraft Transitions

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Aircraft Transitions

Whether you are looking to expand or replace your existing fleet, or diversify into the strong, stable world of cargo, power your aircraft transition with Rolls-Royce.

How Rolls-Royce can help with your aircraft transition

Rolls-Royce has world-class experience in through-life support for its products, which by definition includes assisting current as well as future owners and operators of Rolls-Royce powered aircraft through the Transition process.

Rolls-Royce enjoys a successful relationship with operators around the world as we work together to deliver world-class reliability in air transport. Our Sales & Marketing teams are on-hand to help prospective customers choose the right aircraft to complement their existing fleet and meet their future needs, while our in-region executives can leverage their unique insight to anticipate the upcoming availability of pre-owned passenger and freighter aircraft. All Rolls-Royce customers have access to the CareStore, our hugely popular Services portfolio.

Airbus A330 passenger to freighter conversion

Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion

Rolls-Royce powered Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter conversions are incredibly popular. The versatility of the aircraft is complemented brilliantly by the world-beating time on wing of the Trent 700 engine, to deliver unparalleled flexibility to cargo operators worldwide. To find out more, please sign up below:

Embraer ERJ, powered by the AE 3007

The AE 3007 powers the Embraer ERJ 145/140/135 twin-turbofan regional jets. Reliably powering operators, to build a regional network and right-size capacity.

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Providing exceptional Care and value to all our customers

Pioneering next-generation, digitally-enabled Service Solutions

Offering choice and flexibility throughout the product lifecycle via a competitive global network. Delivering optimal value across the diverse service needs of our growing customer base.

Many of our services solutions are available for purchase via our partner site, Yocova. Discover more below.

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TotalCare®  

Our premium service, providing trusted risk transfer, for as long as you need it.

TotalCare®

TotalCare is much more than just an engine maintenance plan. It is a service concept based upon predictability and reliability

TotalCare covers predictive maintenance planning, work scope creation and management plus off-wing repair and overhaul activities. TotalCare transfers both time-on-wing and shop visit cost risks back to Rolls-Royce.

By choosing TotalCare, you will experience:

  • Secured cost of operating and maintaining your Rolls-Royce engines via a $/engine flying hour ($/efh) payment mechanism.
  • Enhanced availability as a result of the deep engine knowledge that only the manufacturer can provide, coupled with our scale, global reach and our fleet-wide experience.
  • Engine workscopes that deliver the lowest cost per engine cycle.
  • Advanced engine health monitoring and inclusion of product durability and reliability improvements.
  • Fully integrated service - you concentrate on running your business, while we take care of your engines.
  • Increased asset value and desirability in the marketplace.
TotalCare® - Life

Under TotalCare Life, you pay a known $/efh rate for as long as you operate the engine (subject to a minimum term). There is no fixed expiry date for the service and so you are covered for as long as you operate the engine. The $/efh rate reflects the true cost of engine maintenance throughout the period of operation; so if you choose, mid-way between overhauls, to sell the aircraft to another operator, who also chooses TotalCare, your contributions already made towards the next overhaul are transferred to the new operator. This enables you to sell the engine for a higher price. This structure is fully aligned with the needs of engine lessors and can avoid the requirement to pay maintenance reserves.

TotalCare® - Term

With TotalCare Term, the $/efh rate you pay only funds the shop visits that are expected to occur during the length of the agreement. This means that if the term ends midway between shop visits, you will not have made any contribution towards the engine life used since the last shop visit. This enables a lower $/efh rate, which is attractive during the term of the agreement, but also means that either a higher $/efh rate will be charged for any follow-on agreement or that the engine re-sale value may be less.

TotalCare® - Flex

TotalCare Flex is different from TotalCare Life or Term. It provides all of the risk transfer characteristics of “traditional” TotalCare, but recognises that what you really want is to minimise costs, whilst releasing all of the engine life you own before the aircraft is retired from service. We will provide engine thrust through a full overhaul to maximise time-on-wing, or via a partial overhaul that takes the engine to its retirement date or by an engine swap. TotalCare Flex is typically applicable to owned engines; leased aircraft can be included in which case the saving due to engine life released is passed to the lessor.

SelectCare®  

Long-term shop visit cost risk transfer with the flexibility to select additional services.

SelectCare®

SelectCare® combines long-term shop visit cost certainty with the freedom to choose from a range of optional services

At the heart of SelectCare is a fixed-price overhaul arrangement. Unlike traditional fixed-price overhaul schemes which only fix prices for a matter of months and are only applicable to a specific engine, under SelectCare we use our unparalleled fleet experience to offer pricing valid for as long as you operate your engines that can be applied to any or all of your engine fleet. Under SelectCare an overhaul shop visit draws on the same workscope that a TotalCare shop visit would have, uses the same materials and procedures and is performed by the same engineering teams. The price of these shop visits is known for the duration of the SelectCare agreement with larger volume commitments attracting lower prices. Each shop visit is paid for when it occurs. Check and repair shop visits are not covered under SelectCare, but we are willing to conduct these on a time and materials basis. Alternatively, you may choose to have your check and repair shop visits conducted at any facility that is certified on your engine type.

As your engines approach retirement, you might not want them to have a full-life overhaul. We are happy to work with you to compose a tailored workscope, to deliver the service life and performance that you require. If necessary, these tailored workscopes can draw upon parts that you already own; either serviceable used material (SUM) or new parts that you may have been holding in your inventory.

Foundation Services  

Event-based services, for customers who require neither risk transfer nor long-term services.

Foundation Services

These are short-term, event-based services that we can provide for you, without the need for a long-term services contract.

Foundation Services can be used either to supplement your existing TotalCare or SelectCare cover or as an alternative to a long-term services agreement. The main ingredients of Foundation Services are Fixed-Price Overhauls and Time and Material shop visits, as described below. You may also procure other services, such as On-Wing services, training or dedicated spare engine leasing, even if you do not need an engine overhaul. Some Foundation Services are provided free of charge to all customers, the rest are paid for when they are delivered and hence there is no need for any $/efh payment structure.

Fixed-Price Overhaul

This service lets you know what the cost will be, before you send an engine into the shop for an overhaul. The price quoted is valid for specific engine serial numbers and workscopes only. The quotation will be based on the current condition of the engine (this is usually based on performance records rather than a physical inspection of the engine) and so will only be valid for a few months, rather than the long-term cost protection provided by SelectCare. The other principal difference between SelectCare and Fixed-Price Overhauls is that under SelectCare the overhaul workscope is generally provided by Rolls-Royce but under Fixed-Price Overhauls the workscope is usually developed by the overhaul shop.

Time and materials

If you want an overhaul for which you know that you will only pay for the parts and labour your engine needs, then a Time and Material overhaul may be the right choice. You can specify your workscope to match your individual requirements. As with Fixed-Price Overhauls, the workscope is set by the overhaul shop, not Rolls-Royce. It should be noted that there are likely to be other costs associated with a Time and Material overhaul, for example handling fees, transportation or outside repairs.

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Through our partner site Yocova, you can browse and purchase service solutions for your Rolls-Royce engines. Registered Rolls-Royce customers only. Discover more below.

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LessorCare  

Offering simplicity, choice and flexibility for the life of your engine assets.

LessorCare

Providing better, simpler and more flexible support to help lessors keep their fleets flying.

LessorCare is a pioneering new service designed specifically for lessor customers. LessorCare addresses the needs of lessors to have access to a simple but flexible service offering by drawing together a range of services under one comprehensive framework, while allowing customers the opportunity to adapt the level of service through the life of the engine.

We recognise that lessors need to be able to move quickly to take advantage of market opportunities. LessorCare helps them by providing a single overall framework for all their Rolls-Royce engine types. This framework encompasses today’s lessor-dedicated services and is flexible enough to cater for new innovative lessor-specific services which we are developing. LessorCare allows both parties to establish commercial arrangements and terms of business to ensure everything is in place for the lessor to call on as and when required, be that planned, or (more likely) unplanned following, for example, a default situation. It is non-exclusive and will not restrict any lessor’s ability to retain choice and flexibility of service provision.

LessorCare enables lessors to swiftly call upon Rolls-Royce maintenance and/or availability services, normally, but not exclusively, when the aircraft is between operators. Technical data and advice is available to lessors whenever they need it and a wide range of asset management services are available which help lessors to reap the maximum return from their engine investments. A key part of LessorCare is the creation of a dedicated aircraft transitions team within Rolls-Royce who use their market and engine knowledge to proactively and reactively assist with the smooth exit of aircraft from one operator and its placement and service entry with its next operator. LessorCare also helps lessors to maximise the terminal asset value of their engine inventory when they decide to finally withdraw them from service.

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