Enhanced Aircraft and Engine Health Monitoring Debuts on Bombardier's Global 5500 and 6500 Business Aircraft
June 25, 2026
-Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces the launch of an advanced aircraft and engine health monitoring programme for Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, featuring the Pearl family’s state-of-the-art Engine Vibration & Health Monitoring Unit (EVHMU). In partnership with Bombardier, this upgrade allows operators covered under Rolls-Royce CorporateCare® Enhanced to benefit from seamless integration of Bombardier’s Smart Link Plus system and the industry-leading digital engine monitoring capabilities from Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces the launch of an advanced aircraft and engine health monitoring programme for Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets, featuring the Pearl family’s state-of-the-art Engine Vibration & Health Monitoring Unit (EVHMU). In partnership with Bombardier, this upgrade allows operators covered under Rolls-Royce CorporateCare® Enhanced to benefit from seamless integration of Bombardier’s Smart Link Plus system and the industry-leading digital engine monitoring capabilities from Rolls-Royce.
The enhanced system combines the unique capabilities of Smart Link Plus and Rolls-Royce’s EVHMU to deliver real-time, automatic transmission of vital engine performance and health data. By enabling proactive troubleshooting and predictive maintenance interventions, the programme supports maximum operational availability and improved in-service support for operators worldwide.
The integration allows access to up to 10,000 engine health parameters, providing actionable insights for timely decision-making and maximised availability. This digital innovation further strengthens the benefits of Rolls-Royce’s CorporateCare Enhanced programme and supports the strategy to deliver best-in-class availability and reassuring support through digital solutions and analytics.
The new service is part of an ongoing investment in digital solutions made possible by the continuing transformation of Rolls-Royce. It demonstrates the commitment to innovation and world-class customer support, reinforcing Rolls-Royce’s leading position in the strategically important business aviation market.
Anthony Cox, Vice President, Customer Support, Bombardier, said: "The integration of Smart Link Plus with Rolls-Royce's engine vibration and health monitoring unit will allow our Global 5500 and 6500 customers to seamlessly benefit from enhanced end-to-end data services that help optimize aircraft performance and reliability while continuing to keep maintenance costs in check. This advanced service offering is a first in business aviation, highlighting not only the close collaboration between Bombardier and Rolls-Royce's technical teams, but also how we continue to leverage our full capacity as the OEM to make things easy and convenient for our customers.”
Andy Robinson, SVP Services – Business Aviation, Rolls-Royce, said: "Bombardier and Rolls-Royce are known to deliver outstanding levels of in-service support, recognised within the industry, and trusted by our customer base worldwide. In combination with our market-leading, digital capabilities, our CorporateCare Enhanced programme delivers exceptional levels of availability and greater peace of mind for our customers.
“Our work on cloud-based analytics, smart algorithms, and artificial intelligence and even bi-directional communication continue to play an increasing role in delivering the most comprehensive service program in business aviation – and the new engine vibration & health monitoring unit of our Pearl 15 engine is the key to unlock those capabilities.”
Source : Rolls-Royce
