A Rolls Royce jet engine is seen on Boeing 787-10 on the static display during the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France June 20, 2017. Rolls - Royce has received permission from the European Aviation Safety Agency to transfer the design approval process for its jet engines to Germany . The UK engineering company made its request last April . It has confirmed it is a technical relocation , with no design changes required . The move is a pre - emptive measure in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal in March 2019 . Rolls - Royce said it will ensure it can keep selling engines outside Europe without having to wait for regulatory arrangements to be agreed between the UK and separate countries ' airlines .
Rolls - Royce has received permission from the European Aviation Safety Agency to transfer the design approval process for its jet engines to Germany . The UK engineering company made its request last April . It has confirmed it is a technical relocation , with no design changes required . The move is a pre - emptive measure in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal in March 2019 . Rolls - Royce said it will ensure it can keep selling engines outside Europe without having to wait for regulatory arrangements to be agreed between the UK and separate countries ' airlines .