Rolls-Royce Enjoys Increasingly Lucrative Shop Visits | Aviation Week

Rolls-Royce said improvements in operations and its MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) network have helped reduce aircraft downtime tied to engine problems. In a July 30 update, the company credited better operational execution and supply-chain resilience with increasing large engine MRO output by 13% and large engine refurbishments by 35%. Those gains fed into higher first-half group operating profit, rising to £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) from £1.7 billion. Civil aerospace sales climbed 29% to £6.2 billion, with 67% from services. Rolls-Royce completed 556 large engine shop visits in the first six months of 2026 and is guiding up to 1,550 for the full year, driven by long-term service agreements and widebody demand. CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç said the company has “effectively eliminated” aircraft on ground.