Rolls-Royce is planning to perform production of Trent XWB turbofan engines at its facility in Derby, UK.
The company has completed expansion at Derby Assembly & Test Facility and installed new equipment with an investment of £30m.
Rolls-Royce estimates the production of Trent XWB engines to increase to more than 300 engines per annum in the next three to four years.
Rolls-Royce Aerospace president Tony Wood said: "The Trent XWB engine is fundamental to the future growth of Rolls-Royce.
"It accounts for half of our civil aerospace order book, before the Airbus A350 XWB has even entered commercial service."
Work on the Trent XWB engine began in 2006. The engine is designed to power the first A350 XWB aircraft, which will be delivered to Qatar Airways later this month.
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By GlobalDataRolls-Royce civil large engines president Eric Schulz said: "We have implemented a range of new technologies in this programme, to make the Trent XWB the world’s most efficient engine flying today, and it is the bedrock for our future programmes."
The Trent XWB features fan case with 10ft in diameter, more than 20,000 parts, 68 high-pressure turbine blades.
The company said that it worked with academics and researchers worldwide across its network of university technology centres for the programme.
