A 'PEARL' IN BUSINESS AVIATION

“Safety and quality always have been our utmost priorities. Over time we have positioned ourselves as the leading brand in the attractive large cabin market, along with leading products and technology capability,” says Lindsey Stuss Gillen, Vice President, Sales & Marketing – Business Aviation, Rolls-Royce in an interview with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Aviation

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Jayant Baranwal (Baranwal): Please can you take us through your journey of six decades of your association with the Business Aviation industry?

Lindsey Stuss Gillen (Gillen): From the beginning in 1958, which was marked by the first flight of the Dart-powered Gulfstream I, through to the imminent entry into service of the Pearl-powered Gulfstream G800, Rolls-Royce has followed a pioneering approach to offer its customers extraordinary engine technology and services.

Over the last six decades Rolls-Royce has become the world’s leading engine supplier in business aviation, powering some of the largest, fastest and longest-range business jets available. Today more than 4,000 of these aircraft are in service worldwide, helping companies to improve business efficiency, productivity and enabling economic growth. They offer the flexibility and connectivity required in a globalized world, fly heads of states around the globe, support humanitarian efforts or connect families by making the world a smaller place.

Baranwal: How many business jets have been powered by your engines, till now?

Gillen: Over 4,000 Rolls-Royce powered aircraft are in-service and flying worldwide today, offering the perfect combination of speed, range, size, efficiency and reliability.

Baranwal: Rolls-Royce is synonymous with the Quality. What all it takes to remain consistent with such line of expectation in today’s cost-competitive world?

Gillen: Safety and quality always have been our utmost priorities. Over time we have positioned ourselves as the leading brand in the attractive large cabin market, along with leading products and technology capability.

However, Rolls-Royce continues to create a high performing, competitive, resilient and growing business and we are on track to deliver returns above the industry average in a resilient and growing market. To achieve this, we are also further reducing unit cost.