BUFFs heading in for new upgrades

[rickshaw]

There's a perfectly good American  company called The Allison Engine Company*  who could  build  Rolls Royce engines in the USA.   I can't see  Rolls Royce Group PLC  objecting!

KCF pointed that out already, but would it make commercial sense to build a complete new plant just to build a small number of RB211s? The size of the assembly hall in Derby where they build them is IMMENSE, and I can't see R-R wanting to invest in a copy of it over in the US unless there was the prospect of a longer production run there.

It would make supply stream logistics easier for the airlines in the US that have RB211-equipped airframes.  Use it to not only build new, but also rebuild as a depot-level maintenance facility.

And while we're at it, why not re-engine the E-3/E-8 fleet with 211s?

'cause they used CFM-56s instead?

[KJ_Lesnick]

There's a perfectly good American  company called The Allison Engine Company*  who could  build  Rolls Royce engines in the USA.

Okay, that works...