Rolls-Royce will resume production of the Trent XWB-84 engine at its German Dahlewitz plant in 2026, some six years after delivery in June 2020.
The company officially opened a production line at Dahlewitz for the engine, which powers the Airbus A350-900, in 2017, but it was suspended due to extensive restructuring measures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rolls-Royce has revealed that production of the XWB-84 will return to Germany as it unveils investment plans of £55 million ($70 million) to cope with the necessary recovery from the pandemic.
Both the large production plants in Derby and Dahlewitz will benefit from a recruitment campaign that will create a total of around three hundred jobs, of which approximately one third will be in Germany.
Rolls-Royce will increase its engine manufacturing capacity in Derby, allowing it to produce 40 per cent more engines from next year, compared to the average of the past decade, while the company will take advantage of the gigantic engine testing facility in Derby. Dahlewitz will take over in the short term. Request.
This use of Dahlewitz’s capacity will precede the eventual resumption of production and testing of the XWB-84.
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Rolls-Royce delivered 118 XWB-84s last year and expects giant civil engine flight hours this year to return to pre-pandemic levels.
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