Rolls-Royce Inaugurates BAESL, an MRO Joint Venture in Beijing, China
- Joe Breitfeller
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Rolls-Royce is celebrating the official opening of BAESL, the first dedicated Trent Engine MRO on the Chinese Mainland.
On Wednesday (December 10, 2025), Rolls-Royce celebrated the opening of Beijing Aero Engine Services Limited (BAESL), a new joint-venture MRO facility with Air China. The facility complements Rolls-Royce’s existing MRO footprint and addresses growing long-term demand for new large civil aircraft engines. Located in Beijing, BAESL is the first dedicated Trent engine overhaul facility in Mainland China. The opening of the new facility marks an important step Rolls-Royce is taking to expand their worldwide widebody engine maintenance capacity, and providing more localized support to its customers in China and beyond. From 2026, BAESL will begin introducing overhaul capability for Trent 700, Trent XWB-84 and Trent 1000 engines, with capacity expected to ramp up to 250 overhauls per year by 2034.
In Wednesday’s announcement, Rolls-Royce’s Director – Commercial Aviation Aftermarket Operations, Paul Keenan, said,
“The opening of BAESL not only supports our long-term growth in the Chinese market, but also contributes to our ambition to significantly increase our global MRO capacity by 2030. China is one of the largest and fastest growing widebody markets in the world and is also key to Rolls-Royce. We power more than 500 of China’s in-service commercial aircraft; nearly 20% of our global Trent engines were delivered to China. Increasing flying hours, new orders and existing fleet upgrades all lead to growing demand for shop visits, both in China and around the world. Therefore, we’re making bold investments in our global Trent aftermarket network, including BAESL, to remain resilient and keep our customers flying.”
Air China is a long-term strategic customer for Rolls-Royce, and by establishing BAESL jointly, the two companies have deepened their cooperation. Additionally, it further enhances Air China’s strategic footprint in the aircraft maintenance industry chain, improving its overall fleet operational support capabilities. As one of four authorized joint-venture overhaul facilities within the Rolls-Royce global services network, BAESL will be an integral part of the worldwide Trent MRO ecosystem, which also consists of two Rolls-Royce maintenance facilities, seven joint-venture or independent Authorized Maintenance Centres, and customer-owned shops.
Source: Rolls-Royce