Commandes et nouvelles des moteurs du Rolls-Royce

[P4]

R&R n'est pas présent dans le domaine spatial.

Rolls-Royce snubs UK over new site

R&R installe un centre d'essai en Allemagne et le gouvernement UK n'est pas content.

La décision de R&R a pris en compte la qualité de la main d'oeuvre Allemande, une meilleure productivité et un support financier plus important.

Cette implantation est la deuxieme du genre en Allemagne, si celle ci a lieu prés de Berlin la précédente à vue l'entreprise s' installé prés de Francfort.

R&R risque de bouffer "MTU aero engines" dans pas longtemps, d'autant plus que cette dernière a échouer a acquérir "Volvo aero" récemment.

[Invité Rob]

Emirates a commande des Trent XWB de Rolls-Royce pour jusqu'a 120 A350XWB, la commande est value a 8.4 milliards de dollars pour Rolls-Royce. ILFC a commande des Trent XWB pour 20 A350XWB, la commande est value a 800 million de dollars.

[Invité Rob]

La personne privee qui a commande un A380 a commande ca avec des moteurs Trent 900 du Rolls-Royce.

DAE a commande les Trent XWBs pour les 30 A350XWBs qu'ils ont commande.

A Dubai Air Show 2007 Rolls-Royce a deja gagne des commandes pour jusqu'a 200 Trents value a environ 10 milliards de dollars.

[Bruno]

Il faut dire que pour la motorisation de l'A350XWB il n'y a pour l'instant pas d'offre concurrente : seul Rolls-Royce s'est engagé à développer un moteur spécifique et donc il récolte les fruits du risque qu'il a accepté de prendre =).

Il est question que GE s'associe avec son vieux partenaire français Snecma (groupe SAFRAN), et peut-être aussi avec Pratt&Witney pour proposer un moteur concurrent aux clients de l'A350XWB ; mais ce n'est encore qu'un projet et ils ont déjà perdu beaucoup de temps et de commandes à force d'hésiter...

[Invité Rob]

Oui, c'est vrai, Rolls-Royce veut avoir plus de "market share" et il fait le profit en le "maintenance" avec "Total Care" apres le vendu.

Yemenia a achete leurs 10 A350XWBs avec les Trent XWBs.

[Invité Rob]

Deux nouvelles usines, une a Singapore et une aux USA. L'usine a Singapore pour la seconde line d'assemblage de Trent XWB et Trent 1000 (apres Derby en le Royaume-Uni) vont avoir 330 personnes et la en les USA pour le RB282 et un part de F136 va avoir 500 personnes. Interessant est aussi que le RB282 va developer a Bristol en le Royaume-Uni, jusqu'a ici j'ai pense que le RB282 va etre developer en les USA ou Allemagne. Une deuxieme assemblage est neccessaire parce que les commandes pour les Trents sont enormes, pour le Trent 1000 Rolls-Royce a environ 500 commandes et pour le Trent XWB Rolls-Royce a environ 800 commandes (avec "options") en moment. Bien sur, je prefere deux nouvelles usines en le Royaume-Uni, mais comme Airbus, Rolls-Royce besoin guarder contre le faible dollar. Et, comme Rolls-Royce dit, ils ont deja investi beaucoup d'argent en des nouvelles usines en le Royaume-Uni. Le RB282 est un "two shaft turbofan design", c'est a dire j'ai expecte que la production et la developpement de ca va etre en les USA ou l'Allemagne (parce qu'ils sont"Centres of Excellence" pour ca), la nouvelle que la developpement du RB282 va etre en le Royaume-Uni est tres bien et une surprise. 

Rolls-Royce expands global capability

20 November 2007

Rolls-Royce today announced plans to invest in two new aero engine facilities in Singapore and in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The Company had previously announced that it was considering possible locations in Asia and the US.

Over the last decade, Rolls-Royce has established a strong position in global markets. In the light of this success, the Company is investing in new capability in order to meet the increasing needs of its global business and its growing customer base around the world.

The decision to locate the new facilities in the US and Singapore has been driven by three strategic considerations: the attractions of locating major facilities close to customers in two of the largest and fastest growing aerospace markets in the world; the business continuity benefits that will arise from locating the assembly and test of Trent engines on two continents; and a reduction in the Company’s exposure to the dollar.

Sir John Rose, Rolls-Royce Chief Executive, commented: “These latest investments in world-class facilities are further evidence of our success in aerospace markets and the continuing trend towards the globalization of our operations. They also build on our existing international presence and relationships and will bring us closer to key customers in Asia and the US.”

Rolls-Royce has become a global company, with 45 per cent of its Research and Technology, 40 per cent of its employees and 50 per cent of new programmes, already located outside the United Kingdom. At the same time, the Company has maintained its commitment to the UK and over the last five years, has invested £837 million in UK capital projects, which accounts for 80 per cent of its worldwide capital investment over this period.

The total investment in these two new facilities, which amounts to £150 million over the next five years, will comprise two elements:

Singapore

In the light of the Company’s success in the modern wide-body aircraft market and the need to develop increased capacity, Rolls-Royce will build a new facility in Singapore to assemble and test large civil engines, starting with the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 and the Trent XWB for the Airbus A350 XWB. Together with its existing UK facility in Derby, this will provide the Company with a dual sourcing capability for the assembly and test of large civil engines, including future new versions of the Trent engine.

The Company’s Derby facility is planned to remain the centre of expertise for large civil engines, with the capability to design and develop these engines. It will also continue to assemble and test the Company’s portfolio of large civil engines.

The new facility will be located in an Aerospace Park at Seletar in the north of Singapore and will be fully operational by the end of 2009. It will employ up to 330 people depending on customer demand and will receive support from the Singapore Economic Development Board.

The establishment of this modern “factory of the future” represents an important step forward in the development of the Trent programme and in the Company’s wider relationship with Singapore.

Commonwealth of Virginia

The new facility in the Commonwealth of Virginia will assemble and test the RB282, the engine selected in June by Dassault to power its new super midsize corporate jet and potentially the first in a family of small engines for the corporate and regional jet market. More than 90 per cent of corporate aircraft are manufactured in the US, which is today the most significant market for these products.

The development and production proving programmes for the RB282 will be undertaken in the UK at recently completed facilities in Bristol.

The new facility in the Commonwealth of Virginia will also have the capability to undertake blisk manufacture for the F136 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). It will also provide the Company with options for future advanced manufacturing activities as opportunities arise.

The new facility will be located at Prince George County, Virginia and will be fully operational by the end of 2009. The Commonwealth of Virginia and Prince George County will provide economic incentives to support the project. This investment builds on the Group’s strong presence in North America and over time is expected to create around 500 jobs in the Commonwealth of Virginia, assuming the F136 programme proceeds to volume production.

Notes to Editors:

1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. It invests in core technology, capability and infrastructure that can be applied across these sectors to take a competitive range of products to market. These investments create high barriers to entry.

2. Rolls-Royce is a global company. It employs 38,000 people across 50 countries, with 15,000 or 40 per cent located outside the UK. Of its firm and announced order book of £35 billion at June 2007, around 90 per cent relates to orders secured outside the UK.

3. The Company now has a total of 54,000 gas turbines in service worldwide, which generate demand for high-value services throughout their operational lives. It has a broad customer base comprising 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in 120 countries.

4. Rolls-Royce has a 49 per cent share of the modern wide-body commercial aircraft market, with its Trent engine having been selected to power a broad range of new civil airline programmes, including the Trent 900 on the Airbus A380, the Trent 1000 on the Boeing 787 and the Trent XWB on the Airbus A350 XWB.

5. Rolls-Royce is the leading provider of engines for today’s business jets, with a 34 per cent share of the market. The number of business jet applications powered by Rolls-Royce, including joint-venture engines, has increased from one to 13 over the last decade. The Company and its partners now power the world's fastest, longest range, largest and lightest business jets, plus a corporate jetliner. They include aircraft built by Airbus, Bombardier, Cessna, Embraer, Gulfstream, Raytheon and Sino Swearingen.

 

6. Rolls-Royce is a key team member on two aspects of the US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, as a 40 per cent partner on the alternate engine (F136) with General Electric and separately as a key partner providing the vertical lift components for the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant.

 

7. A blisk is an engine component composed of a rotor and a blade, which has been machined from a solid piece of material.

North America

 

8. Rolls-Royce is a significant and growing player in North America. The Company currently employs nearly 8,000 people across the US and Canada. North America is home to the global headquarters for several Rolls-Royce businesses including Corporate & Regional Aircraft, Defense North America, Helicopter Engines and Energy. Each year, Rolls-Royce businesses and operations in the region generate more than $3 billion in sales and to date, the company has invested over $1 billion in the US.

9. The US Department of Defense is the Company's largest government customer worldwide. Rolls-Royce is on four of the top eight aviation programs in the US President's budget - the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the V-22, the C130-J and the E-2. Rolls-Royce powers more than 2,800 fixed and rotary-wing aircraft currently in service with all branches of the US Armed Forces. Rolls-Royce also provides propulsion systems for two leading-edge US Navy programs. It is supplying MT30 gas turbines, part of the Trent engine family, for the Littoral Combat Ship and the DDG-1000 destroyer.

 

10. Recent US contract announcements by Rolls-Royce include: a $500 million contract for the Joint Cargo Aircraft; contracts worth over $300 million for Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) and the Highly Efficient Embedded Turbine Engine (HEETE); continued funding for the GE-Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team's F136; a $700 million production contract for the AE1107C-Liberty engine that powers the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the US Navy and US Marine Corps; and a $66 million renewal of an engine services contract for the F405 engines on the US Navy's T-45 training aircraft.

Singapore

11. Rolls-Royce is already a major player in Singapore’s aerospace industry, accounting for over ten per cent of the country’s aerospace output. Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been a major Rolls-Royce customer for Trent engines since 1995 and BOC Aviation, formerly Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), Silkair and all the budget carriers operating out of Singapore use the V2500 engine for their A320 fleets.

12. Through the company’s joint ventures with key local industry partner, Singapore Airlines Engineering Company and activities in the Energy and Marine sectors, Rolls-Royce currently employs over 1,000 people in Singapore. It also accounts for approximately five per cent of the total aerospace industry workforce.

Rolls-Royce has established relationships with Singaporean suppliers and manufacturers, including the sub-contracting of aero-engine component manufacture to Singapore Aerospace Manufacturing (SAM), a subsidiary of Accuron Technologies.

 

13. Rolls-Royce is also engaged in research and development activities in Singapore. Together with the Singapore consortium Enertek, the Company is investing US$100 million in developing a commercially viable power system based on fuel cell technology.

[Invité Rob]

LAN a commande des Trent 1000s pour jusqu'a 41 Boeing 787, la commande est value a 2.4 milliards de dollars. Avec cette commande Rolls-Royce a des commandes pour environ 600 Trent 1000s maintenant.

LAN Airlines places $2.4bn order for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000

21 November 2007

One of Latin America’s premier carriers, LAN Airlines S.A, has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 to power a new fleet of up to 41 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The order, which is the first LAN has placed with Rolls-Royce, covers engines for 26 firm and 15 option aircraft with deliveries commencing in 2012.

In addition, the engines will be supported under a long-term TotalCare® service agreement. The potential value of the engine order and service contract to Rolls-Royce is over $2.4 billion at catalogue prices.

Enrique Cueto, Chief Executive Officer of LAN, said: “Our evaluation proved the Trent solution was ideal for our network. Trent family heritage, combined with sensible introduction of technology, provides LAN the low-risk solution we need to ensure we meet our operational requirements. The services package offered under TotalCare will give us tailored and comprehensive engine support, underpinned by Rolls-Royce’s experience and expertise.”

Mark King, President - Civil Aerospace, at Rolls-Royce commented: “We are delighted to welcome LAN as a new customer to the growing list of Trent operators and to be in a position to help them achieve their plans for international growth.”

The Trent 1000 is the launch engine for all versions of the 787 Dreamliner, which enters service in 2008. The engine has, like all Trents before, achieved on-time certification from the airworthiness authorities for all variants of the 787 and continues to set the pace on the 787 programme - first engine to run and first engine to be certified.

Including business yet to be announced, orders have been placed for over 600 Trent 1000 engines by 19 operators and five leasing companies – approximately half the Boeing 787 customers who have made an engine decision. For more information about the Trent 1000, visit www.rolls-royce.com/trent1000

Note to Editors:

1. “LAN” refers includes LAN Airlines, LAN Express, LAN Peru, LAN Ecuador, and LAN Argentina, as well as LAN Cargo and its affiliates. Currently, the LAN Alliance operates 70 passenger aircraft and 10 dedicated freighters, and serves destinations in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, other Latin American countries, the Caribbean, the United States, Europe and the South Pacific, as well as 52 additional international destinations through its various code-share agreements.

2. LAN Airlines is a member of oneworld®, the world’s leading global airline alliance. It has bilateral commercial agreements with oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Qantas, as well as with Alaska Airlines, AeroMexico, Mexicana, TAM, Korean Air and JAL. For more information visit www.lan.com or www.oneworldalliance.com.

3. TotalCare agreements, tailored for individual operators, offer a range of services extending to aspects of support such as latest predictive maintenance, asset and logistics management, as well as repair and overhaul. TotalCare offers the opportunity to remove uncertainties from engine management and provides airlines with greater financial confidence from managing predictable costs.

4. Rolls-Royce is present throughout Latin America:

The Rolls-Royce Brazil aftermarket centre at São Paulo in Brazil has served the region since it was established more than 50 years ago.

Rolls-Royce has supplied more than 2,000 AE3007 engines to Embraer for the ERJ 145 series of regional aircraft. Embraer also builds the AMX aircraft for the Brazilian air force, which is powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce.

In the energy sector, particularly oil and gas, Rolls-Royce is a major supplier to Petrobras.

5. Rolls-Royce is working hard to improve the environmental impact of its products. Each year Rolls-Royce, in collaboration with its partners, invests around £700 million on research and development, aimed primarily at reducing noise and emissions.

Link.

http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/showPR.jsp?PR_ID=40577

[Bruno]

Pour les moteurs de grande puissance (= plus de 20tonnes/45000 lbs de poussée), Rolls-Royce est décidément en train de prendre de plus en plus d'avance sur ses deux concurrents historiques que sont General Electric et Pratt&Whitney.

Il faut croire que ses moteurs sont vraiment meilleurs =|

[Invité Rob]

Pour les moteurs de grande puissance (= plus de 20tonnes/45000 lbs de poussée), Rolls-Royce est décidément en train de prendre de plus en plus d'avance sur ses deux concurrents historiques que sont General Electric et Pratt&Whitney.

Il faut croire que ses moteurs sont vraiment meilleurs =|

C'est vrai, Rolls-Royce est tres fort en ce marche avec les Trents, mais aussi en tous les marche des moteurs.

Hawaiian Airlines ont commande jusqu'a 12 A330 et jusqu'a 12 A350XWB avec Trent 700s (A330) et Trent XWB (A350), la commande est value a environ 460 million de dollars pour Rolls-Royce.

Link.

http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/showPR.jsp?PR_ID=40581

[Chris.]

dommage que RR ne propose pas de réacteurs pour les 777 améliorés (200LR, 300ER, 200F), pour le 747-800 et certaines versions du 787.

[Invité Rob]

dommage que RR ne propose pas de réacteurs pour les 777 améliorés (200LR, 300ER, 200F), pour le 747-800 et certaines versions du 787.

Rolls-Royce a des moteurs sur tous versions du B787. Pour le B777 ameliores et le B747-8 je suis tres sur que Rolls-Royce a propose des moteurs, mais je pense que GE a paye beaucoup d'argent a Boeing pour etre la seule entreprise pour les moteurs en ces programmes. C'est dommage, mais Rolls-Royce est aussi la seule entreprise pour des moteurs sur le A340-500/600 et en moment le A350XWB. :)

[Clemor]

Le premier vole du B777 a été faite avec des GE 90 mais, Boeing proposait tout de même trois types de motorisations:

- Le GE90;

- Le PW4000;

- Le Trent 800;

;)

[Invité Rob]

C'etaient les premiers versions B777s, pas les versions ameliores.

[Clemor]

Quand tu dis "les versions améliorés", tu veux dire les B777-300?  :rolleyes:Dans ce cas je suis d'accord. ;)

Sinon, normalement toutes les versions du B777-200 peuvent être equipées des trois types de motorisation que j'ai cité précedement. :|

[Bruno]

Quand tu dis "les versions améliorés", tu veux dire les B777-300?  :rolleyes:Dans ce cas je suis d'accord. ;)

Sinon, normalement toutes les versions du B777-200 peuvent être equipées des trois types de motorisation que j'ai cité précedement. :|

Non, robert voulait parler des 777-300 ER et 777-200 LR qui ont pour motorisation exclusive le GE90-115B de 115000 livres (= 53 tonnes) de poussée au décollage. Ces deux versions sont en service depuis respectivement avril 2004 et mars 2006.

Le 777-300 "de base" qui est livré depuis 1998 peut en revanche bien recevoir les 3 motorisations, tout comme le 777-200 et le 777-200 IGW (à masse accrue, la british airways par ex en a 17) qui sont les premières versions mises sur le marché.

[Invité Rob]

Merci Bruno, c'etait quoi je voulait dire.  =)

[Clemor]

Ca marche.  =D

[Invité Rob]

Des commandes pour Rolls-Royce et IAE.

• CAL commande jusqu'a 20 A350XWB avec Trent XWBs
• China Airways a commande des Trent XWBs pour jusqu'a 20 A350XWBs, la commande est value a 800 millions de dollars.
• Cathay Pacific a commande des Trent 700s pour 8 A330s, la commande est value a 280 millions de dollars.
• US Airways a commande des V2500s pour jusqu'a 153 A320s, la commande est value a jusqu'a environ 800 millions de dollars pour Rolls-Royce, qui a 32.5% du IAE.

Pour 2007 Rolls-Royce a gagne des commandes (fermes et options) tres grands. Ici, les commandes pour les Trents et V2500s.

Aercap

13 A330 - Trent 700

Aeroflot

10 A330 - Trent 700

Airasia X

15 A330 - Trent 700

Aircastle

6 A330F - Trent 700

ALAFCO

12 A350XWB - Trent XWB

Avianca

20 B787 - Trent 1000

10 A330 - Trent 700

Avion Aircraft Trading

8 A330F - Trent 700

Blue Wings

20 A320 - V2500

British Airways

19 A380 - Trent 900

41 B787 - Trent 1000

8 B777 - Trent 800

CAL

20 A350XWB - Trent XWB

Cathay Pacific

8 A330 - Trent 700

China Airways

20 A350XWB - Trent XWB

China Eastern Airways

30 A320 - V2500

CIT

7 A350XWB - Trent XWB

11 A330 - Trent 700

20 A320 - V2500

5 B787 - Trent 1000

DAE

30 A350XWB - Trent XWB

Etihad

4 A340 - Trent 500

Emirates Airlines

120 A350XWB - Trent XWB

Finnair

15 A350XWB - Trent XWB

Flyglobespan

2 B787 - Trent 1000

Guggenheim Aviation Partners

6 A330F - Trent 700

Hainan Airways

20 A319 - V2500

Hawaiian Airways

6 A350XWB - Trent XWB

6 A330 - Trent 700

ILFC

20 A350XWB - Trent XWB

5 A330 - Trent 700

25 A320 - V2500

40 B787 - Trent 1000

Intrepid Group

17 A330 - Trent 700

Kingfisher Airlines

20 A350XWB - Trent XWB

5 A340 - Trent 500

LAN Airlines

41 B787 - Trent 1000

Nakasha Group

4 B787 - Trent 1000

Qatar Airways

80 A350XWB - Trent XWB

Royal Brunei Airways

4 B787 - Trent 1000

Spirit Airways

30 A320 - V2500

Tiger Airways

50 A320 - V2500

US Airways

153 A320 - V2500

22 A350XWB - Trent XWB

VIP

A380 - Trent 900

B787 - Trent 1000

B787 - Trent 1000

Yemenia Airways

10 A350XWB - Trent XWB

Total:

Environ 764 Trent XWBs

Environ 606 V2500

Environ 298 Trent 1000s

Environ 230 Trent 700s

Environ 80 Trent 900s

Environ 40 Trent 500s

Environ 16 Trent 800s

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Total: 2034 moteurs

[Invité Rob]

Air Astana (50% "owned" par BAE Systems) a commande jusqu'a 6 B787 avec des Trent 1000s du Rolls-Royce. La contrat pour Rolls-Royce est valuee a 90 millions de dollars.

Link.

http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/showPR.jsp?PR_ID=40593

[Bruno]

La contrat pour Rolls-Royce est valuee a 90 millions de dollars.

Robert, tu fais tout le temps cette petite faute là: il faut écrire "le contrat est évalué à 90 millions de dollars" ;)

[Invité Rob]

Merci. :)

Rolls-Royce a gagne un contrat pour des Trent 700s de Thai Airways, le contrat est évalué a 300 millions de dollars.

Link.

http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=57266946918043

[Invité Rob]

Rolls-Royce va "sack" (en francais?) environ 2300 personnes en les USA, UK, Allemagne et autres pays. Une reduction en le R&D et la production n'est pas prevu. La reduction est en le management etc... .

En moment Rolls-Royce Group a 39500 personnes en le Royaume-Uni (23500), les USA (8500), l'Allemagne (2300) et RoW (7200).

Link.

http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/showPR.jsp?PR_ID=40595

[Darkjmfr]

Virer en langage populaire, licencier en langage diplomatique ;)

Pourquoi ce dégraissage ?

Doublons ou problèmes industriels coûteux (genre moteur du F35B ?)

[Invité Rob]

Doublons ou problèmes industriels coûteux (genre moteur du F35B ?)

Le faible dollar (plus de 50% de la production et du R&D du Rolls-Royce sont en l'Europe (livres et euros)) et l'espere du Rolls-Royce d'avoir plus de profit. Les ordres pour presque tous moteurs sont tres tres grands. Le "order book" est evalue a environ 45 milliards de livres (90 milliards de dollars). Le programme du F136 n'est pas un probleme. La croissance du Rolls-Royce en turnover et profit est environ 12% par annee et ils vont continuer de "hire" (en francais svp? :)) 400 jeunes personnes par annee.

Rolls anxious to axe 2,300 jobs despite soaring order books

Angela Jameson, Industrial Correspondent

Rolls-Royce, the aero engine manufacturer, is to make its first job cuts since the 9/11 attacks on America, despite booking a record number of orders last year.

The company said that 2,300 support and overhead positions will go in the first significant sign that the weak dollar is starting to hurt manufacturers’ competitiveness and in the face of rising raw material costs.

Rolls, which employs 23,000 people in the UK and 39,000 worldwide, said it was looking to reduce managerial, professional and clerical staff by up to 10 per cent. However, it insisted it would continue to hire 200 apprentices and 200 graduates a year to keep on top of a record £35 billion order book.

The jobs will go in the UK, US, Germany and Scandinavia but the company refused to say how many in each territory.

Voluntary redundancies will be sought in the UK but Unite, the main trade union at Rolls, said that the cuts were disappointing given the healthy order book. Bernie Hamilton, Unite’s national officer, said: “We understand the competitive nature of the aerospace sector and the disproportionate effect that the weakened dollar against the pound is having on the industry.”

Rolls has been trying to improve productivity in the past two years and insisted its action was not a response to external factors but part of a continuing programme to make it as competitive as possible.

Mike Terrett, the chief operating officer, said: “We are determined to create a leaner and more agile structure, better suited to the global markets in which we operate.”

Like other British companies that carry out a large part of their business in dollars, it has been affected as sterling rose to a 26-year high last year. Every 2 per cent increase in sterling against the dollar costs the company £12 million. Added to this, the cost of raw materials such as cobalt, nickel and titanium are at historically high levels.

The redundancies will have no impact on 2007’s financial performance, Rolls said, and the costs associated with the scheme in 2008 would be largely balanced by savings throughout the year.

Rolls’s order intake ballooned in 2007 by about £25 billion and analysts at Numis said that the company has a £45 billion backlog of work. The engine maker earns most of its money from servicing and repairing its engines, rather than the initial sale. Consequently, a strong order book leads to many years of lucrative service revenues.

The company had about £600 million of cash at the end of 2007, even after paying £500 million into its pension fund. In November, it announced plans to invest in facilities in Singapore and the US, partly to reduce its exposure to dollar fluctuations.

Link.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article3174643.ece

[Darkjmfr]

to hire = embaucher

quand tu dis qu'ils vont continuer "le hire", il faut dire qu'ils vout continuer à embaucher ou continuer les embauches.

ça me parait étonnant de virer 2300 personnes pour en réembaucher 400 par an. ils feraient mieux de les réaffecter. Bon c'est sûr, les jeunes coûtent moins cher.