Rolls-Royce is open to partnerships with other engine makers if they help it to grow its business. This could lead to a return of the UK company to the narrowbody aircraft market with an engine that uses technologies from the UltraFan demonstrator project. Rolls-Royce open to narrowbody partnerships.
Reports have been around for some time that Rolls-Royce could be partnering with other engine OEMs on future projects, given the difficult financial state of the company. Under the new CEO Tufan Erginbilgic, Rolls-Royce is currently reviewing options for how to generate more cash, improve efficiencies, and grow profits and margins.
Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016.
Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.
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