Engines
Maintenance Costs Dropping for Spey-powered Gulfstreams

The price of maintaining Rolls-Royce Spey engines, which power the Gulfstream II and III, has dropped dramatically over the last several years, according to MRO shops and operators. Gulfstream made 460 GIIs and GIIIs between 1966 and 1987, but operators increasingly are scrapping them in response to rising fuel prices and more stringent anti-noise requirements that will require the installation of hush kits or restrict operations.

This scrapping has resulted in an abundance of spare parts and even whole, mid-time engines finding their way to market and significant cost savings for those who continue to operate these aircraft.

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