Rolls-Royce has announced the arrival of the first Trent 1000 engine scheduled for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at their facility in Dahlewitz, Germany. This follows the company’s pledge to invest £55 million in capacity in the UK and Germany.
On Tuesday (December 10, 2025), Rolls-Royce announced the arrival of the first Trent 1000 engine scheduled for maintenance at their MRO facility in Dahlewitz, Germany. This milestone follows the company’s pledge to invest £55 million in assembly, test, and shop visit capacity in the UK and Germany, creating approximately 300 new jobs. The commitment, which was made in March 2024, addresses long-term demand for new, large commercial aircraft engines, and will improve aftermarket support for the global fleet of Rolls-Royce Trent Family engines.
In Tuesday’s announcement, Rolls-Royce’s Director – Commercial Aviation Aftermarket Operations, Paul Keenan, said,
“We’re investing in a resilient future and plan to significantly increase our global MRO capacity and capability by 2030. Earlier this year, we announced investment in our Dahlewitz site and today marks an important milestone on that journey as we see the first Trent 1000 arriving for MRO. New orders and increasing flying hours, on top of a strong existing fleet performance, mean that demand for shop visits will increase. So, just as we are planning for progress with our products, we are also seeing investment in our global Trent support network. This is further proof of our commitment to deliver both excellent products and services to our global customer base.”
Rolls-Royce expects an annual increase of 7-9 percent in Rolls-Royce powered aircraft in service for the remainder of the decade. Around half of the previously mentioned £55 million investment and around a third of the 300 jobs created will be in Dahlewitz, Germany. In the short-term, existing test capability at the facility will focus on the Trent 1000 engine, providing additional capacity and enabling the introduction of the Durability Enhancement package next year. In the longer term, the facility will transition to assemble and test the new Trent XWB-84 engines. Already in service on the Trent 7000 engine, the Durability Enhancement package will more than double engine time on-wing. In 2026, Rolls-Royce will also rollout a second package of hot-section enhancements that will deliver a further improvement of up to 30 percent.
Source: Rolls Royce