AviationNews – Gulfstream Aerospace and Rolls-Royce have successfully completed an industry-first high-altitude flight test demonstrating that operating business jets on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)...
Tests have shown that the existing engine architecture can accommodate 100% SAF, but for now the limit remains 50%. Why is that the case?
British aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced that its Pearl 700 engines successfully powered the first flight of the Gulfstream 800 ultra-long-range business jet, using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This positive news from the high-altitude flight test campaign is a major step forward toward SAF being fully certified for commercial aviation. Flight-test campaign To undertake […]
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Rolls-Royce has announced that its Pearl 700 engines have successfully powered the first flight of a Gulfstream G800 using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), marking a significant milestone in efforts to reduce non-CO₂ emissions from business aviation. The flight formed part of Gulfstream Aerospace’s high-altitude flight test campaign to assess the potential of neat SAF […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm8 JulRolls-Royce has confirmed that its Pearl 700 engines successfully powered the first flight of a Gulfstream G800 using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as part of a high-altitude flight test [...]
Business Airport International•Web Team8 JulBOC Aviation has signed a sale-and-leaseback agreement with Qatar Airways covering three Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, further strengthening its long-standing relationship with the Gulf carrier. The three widebody aircraft have already been delivered to Qatar Airways and will be operated under long-term leases. All are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines. BOC Aviation said the transaction […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban30 JunBOC Aviation Limited has agreed a sale-and-leaseback transaction with long-standing customer Qatar Airways for three Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on long-term operating leases. All three aircraft have now been delivered to Qatar Airways and are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines. Steven Townend, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BOC Aviation, said: “We are pleased […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm30 JunRolls-Royce has launched an advanced aircraft and engine health monitoring programme for Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, combining its Pearl engine Engine Vibration & Health Monitoring Unit (EVHMU) with Bombardier’s Smart Link Plus system. Available to operators enrolled in Rolls-Royce CorporateCare® Enhanced, the integrated solution provides real-time, automatic transmission of engine performance […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm29 JunRolls-Royce announced the launch of an advanced aircraft and engine health monitoring program for Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500
Air Insight•Ernest Arvai25 Jun
The Trent XWB just keeps getting better and better.
United Airlines' Airbus A350 order has turned into one of the more drawn-out and contested widebody commitments in recent aviation history. While the order was originally placed in 2009 for 25 aircraft as part of a long-haul fleet renewal strategy, United later upsized it to 45 examples of the A350-900.
LARA•Keith Mwanalushi23 Jun
The Airbus A380 superjumbo is the world's only full double-deck commercial jet and has a maximum takeoff weight or MTOW far exceeding any other aircraft in existence. It is optionally powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines or four Engine Alliance GP7200 engines (built by a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney). So in this video, we take a look at the Rolls-Royce Trent 900, why it became one of the most powerful commercial jet engines ever produced, how it helped shape the Airbus A380, and how Rolls-Royce is now working on an even more ambitious engine family that could transform both widebody and narrowbody aviation in the decades ahead.
Nasmyth Group (Nasmyth) has reached a major milestone in delivering its previously announced Rolls-Royce contract. The company has established its new facility in Sri City, completed the installation of equipment, built its workforce, and successfully passed its AS9100D quality management system audits in May 2026. The achievement marks a pivotal stage in Nasmyth’s global aerospace […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm16 JunResearchers from Swansea University have played a key role in a landmark aviation achievement after a modern aero engine was successfully operated on 100% hydrogen fuel at full take-off power for the first time. The milestone marks the culmination of a four-year international programme led by Rolls-Royce and easyJet, aimed [read more]
UK Aviation News•UK Aviation News6 JunRolls-Royce revealed details of its broad upgrade effort for its Trent 1000, 7000 and XWB engine family that seeks to improve durability and bolster longer term market positioning, Aviation Week […]
Avionics International•Rich Abott22 Feb 2024