13th Jun 2005 08:30
13 June, 2005 ROLLS-ROYCE SAYS PACE OF SERVICES GROWTH WILL INCREASE WITHIN FLEET EXPANSION Rolls-Royce said at the Paris Air Show today that, based on the current levelof deliveries, the number of its civil engines in service will increase by 40per cent over the next five years, with half the fleet being managed throughthe company's long-term service agreements.Mike Terrett, President - Civil Aerospace, said: "At a conservative estimate,assuming our civil engine deliveries continue at 2004 levels, the number of ourengines in service will rise from 11,000 today to 15,500 by 2010, with around8,000 of those being managed under TotalCare packages."This represents an 80 per cent increase in Rolls-Royce engines covered byTotalCare by 2010 compared with the position at the end of 2004.Around 60 per cent of the company's high-thrust Trent engine series for thelatest Airbus and Boeing widebody jets is managed under TotalCare, along with90 per cent of its regional aircraft engines."With orders exceeding deliveries for the first time since 2001, the industryis seeing a continuing recovery, and business has picked up more quickly thananticipated," added Mr Terrett.Technology initiatives"Significant progress" continues to be made in improving engine emissions, saidMr Terrett, with the most recent developments coming through the pan-EuropeanANTLE (Affordable Near Term Low Emissions) research programme, led byRolls-Royce.ANTLE's technology demonstrator engine, a highly modified Trent 500, recentlycompleted a 30-hour test programme in Madrid, Spain."Analysis of initial data from combustor performance is encouraging, and inline with earlier rig tests. We are targeting ANTLE - driven improvements whichinclude a 12 per cent cut in fuel consumption and a 60 per cent reduction inNOx, compared with the best available technology in the mid 1990s," he said.In the longer term, Rolls-Royce is also working to meet goals set by ACARE(Advisory Council for Aerospace in Europe), which include a halving of currentnoise levels, and an 80 per cent reduction in NOx, by 2020. 2 Trent programmesBy the end of June, 13 of the 18 Trent 900s to support the A380 flight testprogramme will have been shipped to Airbus, said Mr Terrett.The first A380 has completed 19 flights since the A380's maiden flight on 27April, accumulating 440 engine hours. The engines are handling well, andperformance is in line with predictions.This is in addition to the 60-hour programme successfully completed by thesingle Trent 900 on the A340-300 flying test bed.Flight testing has been across the performance envelope of the A380. Theaircraft has now been flown from low speed stall conditions up to its maximumspeed of Mach 0.89. The Trent 900 has also taken the aircraft to its altitudeceiling of 43,000 ft. Airbus has confirmed that the engines are meetingfuel-burn targets.Meanwhile, assembly of the first Trent 1000, being developed for the Boeing787, is scheduled to begin in November, ready for a first test bed run at theRolls-Royce facilities in Derby, UK, in February 2006.Major components such as fan cases and combustors have already been receivedfrom programme partners.The Trent 1000's maiden flight will take place in January 2007 on board aBoeing 747-200 flying test bed. The aircraft, recently purchased byRolls-Royce, is currently being converted for its new role by L-3Communications Integrated Systems in Waco, Texas, where it will be based.Both the Trent 900 and Trent 1000 have launch engine status on their respectiveprogrammes. The Trent 900 will enter service with Singapore Airlines next yearon the A380, while the Trent 1000 begins commercial operations with All NipponAirways in 2008.NOTES TO EDITORS1. Rolls-Royce civil aerospace sales last year totalled ‚£3 billion,representing 51 per cent of company revenues.2. Income from services represented 59 per cent of civil business income,rising 25 per cent to ‚£1.8 billion.3. Comprehensive, long-term service agreements are offered by Rolls-Royce asTotalCare contracts for airlines, and under the banner of CorporateCare forowners of corporate aircraft. Rolls-Royce has total responsibility for enginefleet maintenance, with customers paying an agreed dollar rate per flying hour.4. Rolls-Royce civil flying hours increased by 15 per cent last year comparedto 2003 as a result of recovery in world traffic growth and increased fleetsize.5. Firm and option orders have been placed for over 1,900 Trent series enginesby 46 customers and operators. The Trent family has a 50 per cent market shareon the latest generation of widebody airliners from Airbus and Boeing.6. The Trent family celebrated ten years in service in March 2005. The firstvariant, the Trent 700, began commercial operations on the A330 with CathayPacific in 1995.7. Over 40 per cent of the world's regional airlines operate Rolls-Royceengines.8. Rolls-Royce is the leading engine supplier for business jets, winning 34 percent of the $2 billion corporate aircraft engine market last year.NOTE TO PICTURE EDITORSA selection of Rolls-Royce civil aerospace images is available to download athttp://www.rolls-royce.com/media/gallery/civil/civil03.jspVisit www.thenewsmarket.com/rolls-royce for a choice of civil business b-roll.Registration and access to media is free. You can download an MPEG2 file, ororder a Beta SP tape.For further information contact:Martin JohnsonVice President, CommunicationsRolls-RoyceMob: +44.7788.497.358Email: [email protected] GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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