Rolls-Royce Trent XWB

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Ltd. (SAESL) plans to transform its Rolls-Royce Trent engine service center by adding about 40% more capacity.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Malaysia Airlines has found a defect in high-pressure fuel hoses on an Airbus A350-900, an aircraft variant not covered by an EASA Emergency AD requiring checks of these components.

EASA plans to release an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Airbus A350 operators to perform one-time inspections of their aircraft.

Cathay Pacific has begun replacing problematic engine components on 15 of its Airbus A350s following unscheduled inspections triggered by a flight turnback.

Rolls-Royce is preparing for growing demand from the freighter market thanks to the Airbus A350F and A330P2F programs.

Customer complaints and a desire to boost performance are driving a series of enhancements into the widebody engine family.

The European agency is proposing new inspection requirements for engine blades close to their first planned refurbishment visits.

Sustainable aviation fuel cuts contrails; MTU progresses fuel cells; medical evacuation drone; and vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo drone in the UAE.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark expects to the new and expanded Dubai World Central Al Makhtoum Airport (DWC) to be operational between 2032 and 2034.

A look at where new commercial aftermarket engine capabilities are being added around the world.

How civil aerospace aftermarket demand is driving its investment in its services network.

The capacity additions will ramp up capacity needs for mid-term demand

Rolls looks to double the time on wing for its Trent XWB-97 engine for the Airbus A350-1000 in a bid to address concerns about the durability of the powerplant.

Taking technologies from demonstrator programs like UltraFan, Rolls-Royce aims to significantly improve the durability of its latest Trent widebody engines.

The Germany-based engine specialist is planning to grow capacity at its site in Germany over the next two years.

Maintenance specialist is adding capacity to accommodate higher Rolls-Royce engine shop visit volumes.

Several airlines detailed fleet expansion plans as they announced orders and commitments at this year’s Dubai Airshow—transactions that largely favored Boeing.

With lower-than-expected time on wing at other airlines, Emirates decides against large order for the A350-1000 for now.

After four days of intense back and forth over a potentially large order for Airbus A350-1000s, Emirates has agreed an order for 15 of the smaller A350-900s.

Emirates leads a long list of commercial aircraft orders announced at Dubai Airshow, but the fortunes of Airbus and Boeing differed.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark has effectively ruled out an order for A350-1000s if Rolls-Royce does not come up with major improvements to the Trent XWB-97 engine, including a significant thrust increase.

Successful consolidation and capital increases have put suppliers on a stronger footing.

The engine shop will service several narrowbody and widebody engine types and further drives forward the MRO’s engine maintenance ambitions.