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Rolls-Royce (Chalet 93) reports "great progress" with the UltraFan engine that it plans to run in a testbed in 2021. With lean-burn/low-emission combustion, an advanced core with ceramic-matrix composites and super nickel alloys, as well as a power gearbox (PGB) to reduce fan speed, program building blocks are falling into place, according to Rolls-Royce civil aerospace future programs chief engineer Phil Curnock.

Rolls-Royce chief technology officer Paul Stein has warned that a strategy of flying less to reduce aviation emissions could be the harbinger of a "darker age" for international relations.

Rolls-Royce has agreed to acquire Siemens' electric and hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion business. The Derby-headquartered manufacturing giant said the move for the eAircraft business will accelerate the implementation of its electrification strategy and "boost our ambition to play a major role in the 'third era' of aviation".

[Press Release RR] The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine will power 16 new Airbus A330neo aircraft for Philippine-based low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific. In addition, Rolls-Royce will also provide the airline with its flagship TotalCare® long-term aftercare service to maximise aircraft availability.

A new European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Airworthiness Directive (AD) covering Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 (T1000) engines expands previous maintenance requirements and, for the first time, draws the T1000-TEN variant into the powerplant's continuing saga of compressor and turbine in-service issues. Taking effect on June 25, EASA AD 2019-0135 covers intermediate-pressure turbine (IPT) blade replacement in more than 30 variants among T1000-series engines (except those modified in production or since entering service).

ABU DHABI/PARIS (Reuters) - A wholly-owned unit of Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala, on Monday, sealed a $6.5 billion deal with Rolls-Royce for Trent 700 engine maintenance, tripling the number of those engines it services annually.

Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is increasingly turning to robotics to effect repairs on parts of an engine that are otherwise inaccessible without tearing it down.