Discover how the Rolls-Royce RB211 revolutionized jet engines with record-breaking reliability, powering icons like the Boeing 757 and L-1011 TriStar.

Rolls Royce profits soared 50 per cent in the first six months of the year amid growing demand for its jet engines.

British aero-engineer Rolls-Royce raised its full-year profit and cash flow outlook on Thursday after improvements to its widebody jet engines drove strong first-half results, pushing its shares ...

Rolls-Royce's involvement in aero engines started with the Eagle from the mid-1910s, designed at the behest of the British military during WWI.

Rolls-Royce engines also propel some examples of the widebody Boeing 777, the fuel-guzzling double-decker 747, and what remains of the largest single-aisle jet ever, the Boeing 757.

Rolls-Royce donated a Trent 1000 jet engine to Virginia Tech to display in the atrium of the school's Signature Engineering Building, which is expected to open in early 2014.

While the first generation A330 used jet engines from all three manufacturers, the newer edition of the Airbus A330 is exclusively powered by the Rolls Royce Trent 7000 engine.

In contrast, GE Aerospace benefits from its dominance in the narrowbody engine market and advanced avionics integration in both commercial and defense aviation, where Rolls-Royce has limited exposure.