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[1/2] A BR700-725 jet engine is seen at the assembly line of the Rolls-Royce Germany plant, in Dahlewitz near Berlin, Germany February 28, 2023. Tufan Erginbilgic, who took over in January, is the latest chief executive to try to tackle the company's inefficiencies. On Tuesday the company said it planned to shed up to 2,500 roles out of its total staff of 42,000. "This is another step on our multi-year transformation journey to build a high performing, competitive, resilient and growing Rolls-Royce," he said. One in 2020 aimed at surviving the pandemic which slashed 9,000 jobs, and one in 2018 which made 4,600 redundancies.

Persons: Nadja Wohlleben, Grazia Vittadini, Tufan Erginbilgic, Royce, Warren East, Sarah Young, Kate Holton, Emelia Organizations: Royce, REUTERS, Airbus, Boeing, General Electric, Tuesday, Warren, Thomson Locations: Royce Germany, Dahlewitz, Berlin, Germany, Britain, United States

[1/2] A BR700-725 jet engine is seen at the assembly line of the Rolls-Royce Germany plant, in Dahlewitz near Berlin, Germany February 28, 2023. Tufan Erginbilgic, who took over in January, is the latest chief executive to try to tackle the company's inefficiencies. On Tuesday the company said it planned to shed up to 2,500 roles out of its total staff of 42,000. "This is another step on our multi-year transformation journey to build a high performing, competitive, resilient and growing Rolls-Royce," he said. As part of the new streamlining plan, Rolls-Royce said it would merge its engineering technology and safety groups, and as a result chief technology officer Grazia Vittadini would leave in April 2024.

Persons: Nadja Wohlleben, Grazia Vittadini, Tufan Erginbilgic, Royce, Warren East, Sarah Young, Kate Holton Organizations: Royce, REUTERS, Airbus, Boeing, GE, Tuesday, Warren, Thomson Locations: Royce Germany, Dahlewitz, Berlin, Germany, LONDON

☆ Rolls Royce: Aircraft engine maker plans up to 2,500 job cuts worldwide
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce will slash up to 2,500 jobs worldwide in a bid to streamline its operations and tackle years of underperformance. (Rolls-Royce is a separate company from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW. The two businesses bearing the Rolls-Royce name were part of the same firm until the 1970s.) “This is another step on our multi-year transformation journey to build a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing Rolls-Royce,” Erginbilgic said. “Its transformation plan is faring well, with improving operations, the post-pandemic rebound in international flying and increased defense spending.”

Persons: Royce, Tufan Erginbilgic, Germany Nadja Wohlleben, Erginbilgic —, ”, “, Erginbilgic, Grazia Vittadini, ” Erginbilgic Organizations: London CNN — Aircraft, Boeing, Airbus, Royce, Rolls, BMW, BP, “, Victoria Scholar, Interactive Locations: Dahlewitz, Berlin, Germany, London’s

☆ Meet 11 people leading the aviation industry's push to slash emissions and ditch fossil fuels
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-31 | by ( Maia Anderson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Experts have estimated that aviation is responsible for nearly 2% of global greenhouse-gas emissions and 2.5% of carbon-dioxide emissions. Some aviation giants, like United, are signing purchase agreements to buy electric aircraft. Today he serves as CEO and chairman of the company, which aims to be a pioneer in electric aircraft. In 2000 he founded Aviation Technology Group, which developed the ATG Javelin very light jet before ceasing operations in 2007. He is also a founding member of the Nordic Network for Electric Aviation.

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