SINGAPORE (Feb 3): A senior Rolls-Royce executive on Tuesday defended recent price rises and improvements in performance after airlines accused engine makers of profiting from supply chain problems. Rob Watson, president of Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division, said engine pricing reflected supply chain disruptions and the fallout from geopolitical instability. "I think that our pricing reflects supply chain disruption coming out of Covid," Watson said in an interview on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow. We're reflecting raised costs, which are driven by all those supply chain challenges that everybody talks about," he added. Watson said the British engine maker was "on track" with a programme of improvements in the durability of its largest engine for the long-haul Airbus A350-1000.

Source: The Edge Markets February 03, 2026 09:40 UTC