Condor Launch

Rolls-Royce PLC
25 July 2000


FARNBOROUGH 2000

CONDOR LAUNCHES NEW DATA SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS 
INTERNET AERO ENGINE SERVICE  

A new internet-based service which monitors aero engines in service to improve
operating efficiency has been launched by Data Systems & Solutions, a joint
venture between Rolls-Royce plc and Science Applications International
Corporation (SAIC), it was announced today at Farnborough 2000. 

Condor Flugdienst, Germany's largest inclusive tour operator airline, will be
the launch customer for enginedatacenter.com. From 1 August, 2000, condition
monitoring data from Condor's Boeing 757-300 fleet will be available online
whenever required by their powerplant engineers. The data from the Rolls-Royce
RB211-535E4-B engines that power the aircraft will also be accessible by the
Rolls-Royce support team. 

Via enginedatacenter.com, engine health monitoring (EHM) services are
available around the clock to powerplant engineering teams. The new service
allows engine condition to be monitored online and parts tracking to be
undertaken in advance, improving fleet maintenance planning, reducing
passenger flight delays and saving costs for airlines. Airline fleet and
maintenance managers can access enginedatacenter.com to review secure engine
performance data from any internet source, at work or at home.

'We believe that enginedatacenter.com will provide Condor with real advantages
due to being able to access engine health reports and get help with diagnosis
and trouble shooting via the web.  We are hoping to being able to use other
predictive services from Data Systems & Solutions, such as engine records
management, through this innovative system in the future', said Mr Klaus
Reymer, Manager of Boeing Aircraft Engineering and Production Planning for
Condor.

Steve Redden, Director of Predictive Services for Data Systems & Solutions,
said, 'We are delighted to be working with such a progressive partner as
Condor in developing our EHM service. Condor was our first major customer for
EHM services and I am pleased they are continuing to take advantage of the
latest IT advances. enginedatacenter.com is giving real time feedback of
engine performance, which is creating the potential for huge operational cost
benefits.  This world class service is now available to operators of all
Rolls-Royce engines.'

enginedatacenter.com is also one of the services available through the new
Rolls-Royce e-commerce portal, aeromanager, which gives airlines instant
access to a wide range of engine aftermarket services.  Rolls-Royce has
launched the first trial of aeromanager at Farnborough 2000 and more
information on aeromanager and enginedatacenter.com is available from the
Rolls-Royce Total Care Lounge at Farnborough, Stand number G1, Hall 4. 


Note to editors

Data Systems & Solutions, based in Reston, Virginia, USA, currently provides
EHM services for more than 900 aero engines in service with 25 airlines. By
the end of the year, the company predicts 80 per cent of its customers using
EHM will access them via the internet.


Data Systems & Solutions is equally owned by Rolls-Royce and SAIC and began
operations in February 1999.  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.
It employs approximately 450 engineers, information technologists and other
professionals in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Czech
Republic.

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