Rolls-Royce, widely known for heavy engines, such as the Trent powering the Airbus A380 and Boeing B747, is in fact a pre-eminent provider of business jet engines and claims a 34 percent share of that market. The company delivered 328 engines for corporate aircraft last year, up from 250 in 2005. Rolls-Royce’s involvement with business aircraft began in 1958 with the Dart-powered Gulfstream I twin turboprop. Since then, the manufacturer has delivered more than 3,000 Dart, Spey, Tay and BR710 engines for successive Gulfstream models.
The first Bombardier business jet to be powered by R-R was the Global Express, which entered service in 1999 with two BR710s. The engine manufacturer delivered the 500th engine to Bombardier in March and now powers the entire Global line. Cessna buys AE 3007C1 turbofans from Rolls-Royce for the Citation X and the manufacturer delivered more than 500 engines of this type within a decade. Embraer uses the AE 3007A engine for the Legacy 600, derived from the ERJ 135 regional jet.
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