Kuehne+Nagel UAE has opened a custom-designed hub for Rolls-Royce aircraft engines in Dubai serving the whole Middle East.
The aircraft engine manufacturer has distribution centres in the UK, US and the Netherlands, and the UAE centre is in preparation for the opening of the new Al Maktoum Airport in Dubai and the anticipated increase in air traffic.
The 3,000sq m facility, located within Kuehne+Nagel’s existing hub in Dubai South, has been extensively refurbished including an electric overhead traveling crane with a lifting capacity of 25 tons, along with a parallel 64-metre-long runway and traveling bridge for movement of heavy equipment, as well as the loading and unloading of trucks.
The centre will house the entire Rolls-Royce Trent high-bypass turbofan family, from smaller engines to Trent XWB, Rolls-Royce’s most powerful engine, with a 3-meter diameter fan and a weight of nearly 17 tons, as well as spare parts, units and nacelles.