Turkish Technic's forthcoming Rolls-Royce Trent engine maintenance business has broken ground at Istanbul Airport.
Both parties signed terms in May 2025 for the new engine shop, which will commence operating at the end of 2027, and sees Turkish Technic formally join Rolls-Royce’s aftermarket network. Once operational, the shop will service Rolls-Royce manufactured Trent XWB-97 and Trent XWB-84 engines for Airbus A350 aircraft and Trent 7000 engines, which power A330neo aircraft.
The Istanbul-based engine shop will have capacity for 200 shop visits annually once online and will service third-party customers in the British engine manufacturer’s TotalCare aftermarket network along with Rolls-Royce engines in the Turkish Airlines fleet.
Last year’s MRO announcement followed an order placed by Turkish Airlines for A350 aircraft at the end of 2023, which was firmed up in the following year. In total, it is comprised of 120 Trent XWB-84 engines and 40 Trent XWB-97 engines, excluding options and spares.
Turkish Technic’s current engine operation is located at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport, where it services CFM56 and CF6-80E1 engine types. Nearby, it also operates its Turkish Engine Center JV with Pratt & Whitney, which focuses on International Aero Engines V2500-A5 and CFM56-7B repairs. In 2025, company chairman Ahmet Bola revealed it is also exploring the possibility of setting up another engine shop for CFM Leap engine repairs in Istanbul.
Rolls-Royce, meanwhile, has announced several expansions across its global network in recent years. These include a £55 million ($70 million) investment in additional engine assembly, test and shop visit capacity at sites in Derby, England, and at Dahlewitz, Germany, where it restarted commercial activity at the end of 2024.
Other expanding Rolls-Royce JVs include Singapore Aero Engine Services with SIA Engineering Company, which plans to increase its volume by 40%, and Hong Kong Aero Engine Services with HAECO. A JV with Air China—the Beijing Aero Engine Services Company—opened in the Chinese capital at the end of 2025. Additionally, N3 Engine Overhaul Services, a JV with German MRO giant Lufthansa Technik, intends to increase its engine output from 160 to 250 Rolls-Royce engines annually over the next few years.
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