Rolls-Royce forecasts 40 percent better Trent time-on-wing by 2027

In the next four years, Rolls-Royce forecasts a 40 percent improvement of time-on-wing for all large widebody engines. This will drive product durability and extend engine life and component life limits. Shop visit costs for an XWB engine should be reduced by 50 percent.

President of Civil Aerospace, Rob Watson, presented these targets during Tuesday’s Capital Markets Day in London. The improvements are among the strategic initiatives to improve margins of the Civil Aerospace business unit by mid-term or 2027.