Rolls-Royce has reached a major production milestone with the delivery of the 9,000th jet engine from its Dahlewitz site. The landmark engine, a Pearl 700, is bound for Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Georgia, USA, where it will power a Gulfstream G700.

Since the start of engine production in June 1995, the Dahlewitz facility, located south of Berlin, Germany, has grown into the group's centre of excellence for two shaft engines, employing about 2,400 people from over 60 nations. As the company's headquarters for business aviation operations, the site develops, manufactures and maintains modern jet engines and plays a pivotal role in Rolls-Royce's strategy to further grow its share in this strategic market.

The 9,000 engines built in Dahlewitz comprise engines of the following types: Pearl 10X, Pearl 15, Pearl 700, BR710, BR715, BR725, Tay 611-8/-8C, V2500 and Trent XWB-84. Over 6,100 of these engines are powering business jet applications.

Dahlewitz is also home to development and testing facilities for Rolls‑Royce's pioneering power gearbox for the UltraFan demonstrator programme.

Dirk Geisinger, chairman of Rolls-Royce Deutschland, says: “9,000 engines made in Brandenburg is an impressive accomplishment, and I'm very proud of this milestone. It comes as the result of three decades of outstanding teamwork and dedication. Dahlewitz is a cornerstone of the company's future ambitions, and I'm already looking forward to the 10,000th delivery.

“With our growing installed base, our market-leading Pearl engine family and our increasing market share in the ultra-long-range business aviation segment, we are ideally positioned for future growth, helping to transform Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing business.”

Rolls-Royce expects an annual increase of seven to nine per cent of Rolls-Royce powered aircraft in service for the remainder of the decade and forecasts engine flying hours to reach 120-130 per cent mid-term compared to 2019 levels. To prepare for this growth, the company announced plans in 2023 to invest about GBP 30 million at its Dahlewitz site and to recruit more than 100 people to support near term services demand on its Trent 1000 engines before transitioning to assemble and test new Trent XWB-84, the world's most efficient large aero-engine in service, in 2026.