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Algerian national carrier Air Algerie has placed a firm order seven wide body airliners whose wings and engines are made in the UK. The order consists of five Airbus A330-900neo and two A350-1000XWB aircraft to help the airline meet its transcontinental ambitions. The A330neo alongside the A350-1000 will see Air [read more]

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has begun testing its F130 dual pod engines which will keep the USAF’s B52 Stratofortresses flying for up to another 30 years. The United States Air Force selected the Rolls-Royce F130 engine to replace the existing powerplants in the B-52 fleet, which will see Rolls-Royce deliver around [read more]

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested a jet engine powered by hydrogen making it a world-first for a modern jet engine. The Rolls-Royce AE2100 gas turbine engine usually powers military transport aircraft such as the C130 Hercules or Saab 2000 regional airliners but this test was carried out on the ground at [read more]

Rolls-Royce has said that they are ready to begin carrying out ground tests on the first hydrogen-fuelled AE2100 aero engine as part of its race to net zero programme. Working in conjunction with low-cost carrier easyJet, Rolls-Royce is exploring hydrogen as a future fuel for aviation replacing conventional fossil fuels. [read more]

Derby-based aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has withdrawn from the Boom Overture supersonic airliner saying it had completed its contract with the project. Rolls-Royce was one of several jet engine manufacturers helping Boom with engineering studies and had signed a two-year cooperation agreement with the US company. Unlike other engine manufacturers, [read more]

Rolls-Royce has been chosen to re-engine the United States Air Force’s heavy bomber fleet, the B52 Stratofortress for the next 30 years. The contract was awarded by the Pentagon to Rolls-Royce’s US subsidiary and will see it supply the F130 engine which is a military version of the proven BR725 [read more]

Aero engine manafacturer Rolls-Royce has said that it will be closing its jet engine factories at Derby, Solihuill, Tyne & Wear and Glasgow in order to preserve cash this summer. The temporary closure will last two to three weeks and will help the manafactureer save cash during as it deals [read more]

Rolls-Royce for many is the gold standard in jet engines, they power some of the biggest, fastest and most-efficient aircraft in the sky such as the Trent powered Boeing 777 or the mighty Pegasus powered Harrier Jump-Jet. The names alone – Olympus, Proteus, Nene – are names that conjure up [read more]