Engine Yearbook

Monitoring the performance of aircraft systems, particularly engines, has been one area in which the aviation industry has exploited the capabilities of information technology.

Aircraft flying purely on electric power has been a dream for quite some time. And with the pressure being ramped up on aircraft emissions, the moment that dream turns into reality cannot arrive soon enough for some.

Civil aviation is now 100 years old--time to renew our appreciation of its magic.

As a company driven by technology, Rolls continuously looks to utilize innovations to drive changes.

The Trent XWB. It’s the world’s most efficient large aero engine – but has as much horsepower as a Formula One engine packed into a single blade

Rolls-Royce is expanding MRO capacity and repair capabilities for Trent 1000 and XWB engines.

Although the concept is fairly straightforward, the term ‘firewall’ does carry an element of threat about it. Signifying a boundary that must not

Anyone observing and listening to worldwide news reports in recent months can hardly have failed to have noticed the increased alarm over climate

Rolls-Royce is developing novel ways to incorporate virtual reality into its engineering training programmes.

An ETOPS rating certifies how long a twin-engine aircraft can safely operate with just one engine, measured in the time it takes to reach the nearest

Engine OEM announced in February that it hoped to bring the number of grounded aircraft powered by the Trent 1000 down to single figures by the end of the year.

“One door closes, another door opens.” So says a well-known phrase indicating that even if you don’t succeed with a particular idea in one area, there

Just a few years ago, the word Brexit didn’t exist. Nowadays, particularly for those in Europe, this term concocted to describe the United Kingdom’s

In the world of civil aviation, engine manufacturers test their engines by attaching them to specially remodelled research aircraft called ‘flying

In 2018, a new challenge emerged when a member of the Trent family of engines, the Trent 1000, began to require upgrades earlier than expected. (For a

Located in Thompson, Manitoba Canada, the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) tests Rolls-Royce engines’ resilience to cold conditions.

Engineers at Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, have successfully tested key components of the UltraFan® engine design.

The fully integrated tests mark the finale of the Advanced Low-Pressure System (ALPS) technology demonstration program.

With its first Trent XWB visit finished and its ramp up to support next-gen Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines, Don Mitacek, Delta Airlines

Delta TechOps opens 150,000-lb thrust test cells and begins validation tests for the Trent 1000 and XWB.

The newest twin-aisle, twin-engined aircraft is entering service as a new era without four-engined types begins. Behind it is an engine strategy based on consistent evolution.

How robotics is revolutionising engine maintenance

The world’s fastest-selling widebody engine hits new milestone

Lee McConnellogue, Rolls-Royce’s senior VP availability services, talks about why the OEM launched Trent XWB engine change services and how its network will support it.

The aviation aftermarket should be on the lookout for a big wave of aircraft retirements—prepare now.