英国与劳斯莱斯达成25亿英镑十年计划：联合研发新一代窄体客机发动机，2029年底前支持3,300个岗位
英国政府10月28日在伦敦宣布，已与劳斯莱斯（Rolls-Royce）达成框架协议：双方将在十年内联合投入25亿英镑，研发更清洁、更高效的新一代喷气发动机技术，目标是为下一代单通道（窄体）客机与军用飞机提供英国制造的发动机。财政大臣在当日预算演说中公布了这一合作。
英国政府表示，该协议为持续数十年的合作，初期阶段到2029年底将支持劳斯莱斯及其供应链伙伴的3,300个岗位，其后数十年有望带来数以万计的新岗位。劳斯莱斯估计，若英国发动机装上新一代窄体客机，未来数十年可为英国带来数十亿英镑追加投资，项目全周期经济影响可达1,200亿英镑。英国《产业战略》把窄体客机市场列为航空业未来50年最大的机会。
劳斯莱斯首席执行官 Tufan Erginbilgic 称该协议是英国航空业的里程碑时刻。劳斯莱斯自2012年出售其在国际航空发动机公司的股份后一直缺席窄体发动机市场，该市场目前由 CFM 国际与普惠主导；政府资金仍须经过法律、性价比、可负担性与审批程序。
UK and Rolls-Royce Agree £2.5 Billion Ten-Year Programme for Next-Generation Narrowbody Jet Engines, Supporting 3,300 Jobs by 2029
The UK Government announced in London on October 28 that it has agreed a framework with Rolls-Royce for a joint 10-year, £2.5 billion research and technology programme to develop cleaner and more efficient jet engines for next-generation single-aisle (narrowbody) passenger aircraft and military planes. The Chancellor announced the deal in his Budget speech the same day.
The government said the multi-decade cooperation is expected to support 3,300 jobs at Rolls-Royce and in its supply chain by the end of 2029, with tens of thousands more roles possible in the decades ahead. Rolls-Royce estimates that securing a UK engine on these aircraft could lead to billions more being invested in the UK in the coming decades, amounting to £120 billion in economic impact over the lifetime of the programme. The Industrial Strategy identifies the narrowbody market as the UK aerospace sector's biggest opportunity over the next 50 years.
Chief Executive Tufan Erginbilgic called the agreement a landmark moment for the UK's aerospace industry. Rolls-Royce has been absent from the narrowbody engine market since selling its stake in the International Aero Engines consortium in 2012; that market is dominated by CFM International and Pratt & Whitney. Government funding remains subject to legal, value-for-money, affordability and approval processes.
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