2023-12-17 10:00:00
Turkish Airlines will become the largest operator of Trent XWB engines, Rolls-Royce announces, as Turkey’s national airline has just selected 70 Airbus A350. The British engine manufacturer’s vision over the next twenty years aims to capture the conventional propulsionbecause hydrogen technology will not be mature for 15-20 years, according to its CEO.
Rolls-Royce announced that Turkish Airlines will order 100 reactors Trent XWB-84 and 40 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 jet engines, which will make Turkish Airlines the world’s largest engine operator Trent XWB. The A350-900 powered by Trent XWB-84, the A350-1000 powered by Trent XWB-97 and the A350F powered by Trent 2025 et 2033. Engine condition and maintenance will be covered by Rolls-Royce’s comprehensive TotalCare service.
This significant order will complement the airline’s existing fleet, adding to the 40 A350-900 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 already in service and on order, and 26 A330 powered by the Trent 700. This announcement marks “an exciting and truly historic day for Rolls-Royce”, says Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce. “This is proof that the steps we are taking to transform Rolls-Royce into a successful, competitive business, supported by profitable growth, are working. » “Turkey is a strategically important market for us, and it is imperative to develop long-term partnerships with the airline and other important Turkish stakeholders… We look forward to working with Turkish Airlines,” concludes the CEO of Rolls-Royce.
This excellent news for Rolls-Royce (which, however, has doubled the value of its shares on the London Stock Exchange this year, thanks to a medium-term strategic plan, and after having announced up to 2,500 job cuts). additional positions globally), must not overshadow its strategic priorities. The engine manufacturer thus affirms that the future of aeronautical decarbonization in the medium term would mainly involve increasing the efficiency of conventional propulsion systems and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Rolls-Royce Holdings is officially moving away from electric planes, with plans to put a company making such engines up for sale. She said two weeks ago that conventional propulsion will likely remain the mainstay for the next two decades, as hydrogen takes time to mature as an alternative. “ I don’t believe hydrogen will play a role in the next 15 or 20 years.”CEO Tufan Erginbilgic then declared during a press conference.
Note that dn a separate statement from the CEO, Rolls-Royce said it remained “committed to developing its hydrogen capacity in partnership with easyJet »adding that he had “the ambition to test this technology in flight in the long term”. Rolls-Royce has above all announced its intention to sell its electrical activity which develops propulsion systems for aircraft such as flying taxis. Erginbilgic said the company had to make “choice in resource allocation” and that the unit would offer “better value to a third party”.
There has been a lot of Rolls-Royce news in recent weeks. For the most passionate, we cannot fail to mention its revolutionary concept unveiled ten days ago: a mini nuclear reactor designed to power future lunar colonies. Supported by a contract worth 2.9 million pounds sterling (around 3.4 million euros) with the British Space Agency, this project is part of lunar colonization projects. A conceptual model of the microreactor has already been presented in Belfast. The mini reactor, which appears to be about 1 meter wide and 3 meters long, is not yet capable of producing electricity, and it will take about six years and a few million dollars to prepare it. for his first space trip, if everything goes as planned…
to the media. As the company works on hydrogen technology with EasyJet, Erginbilgic said he believes sustainable aviation fuel, or SAFwould be the only path for large jets to achieve zero-emission climate goals.
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