Joint Ventures New Contract

ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
29 July 1999


IN-FLIGHT HEALTH CHECKS AID AERO-ENGINES MAINTENANCE

Data Systems & Solutions, the new joint venture formed by Rolls-Royce plc and
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), has won its first civil
aerospace contract for a real-time engine condition monitoring (ECM) system.
It will provide ECM to support German charter airline Condor's fleet of 13
Boeing 757-300 aircraft, powered by the Rolls-Royce RB211-535, as they enter
into service in 1999 and 2000. The contract covers a ten-year period.

Engine data is transmitted during flight to the Data Systems & Solutions
engine health centre in Derby, United Kingdom, for processing. Information
regarding the health of the engines is then sent back to Condor, giving its
engineers early warning of any maintenance requirements. The same information
is sent to Rolls-Royce, to anticipate Condor's support requirements.

'We are confident that having the latest information available about the
engines will help us reduce operating costs and add significant value to our
maintenance planning,' said Klaus Reymer, Manager of Boeing Aircraft
Engineering and Production Planning for Condor.  'The development and
introduction of the ECM service is a result of excellent teamwork between
Condor, Data Systems & Solutions and Rolls-Royce.' 

Steve Redden, Director of the UK Predictive Services Business for Data Systems
& Solutions, said: 'We are delighted to have launched our real-time ECM
service with the start of  B757-300 operation at Condor.  Data Systems &
Solutions is talking to a number of airlines which can see the benefits of
having this type of information available to make maintenance planning
decisions and also satisfy airworthiness regulations.'

Data Systems & Solutions, based in Reston, Virginia, is equally owned by 
Rolls-Royce and SAIC and began operations in February this year.  It provides
predictive maintenance technologies and integrated asset management solutions
to aerospace, defence and energy clients to help enable industry professionals
to focus on their core business.  

The company employs approximately 415 scientists, engineers, and other
professionals in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Czech
Republic.



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